
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 1AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
838 | 838 | 827 | 773 | 654 | 661 | 619 | 610 | 515 | 515 | 515 | 515 | 431 | 425 | 419 | 413 | 413 | 307 | 239 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:02PM2.33m | 9:23AM2.41m | 10:19PM2.26m | 10:43AM2.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44PM0.56m | 3:07AM0.81m | 3:54PM0.66m | 4:27AM0.90m | 5:15PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
838 | 838 | 827 | 773 | 654 | 661 | 619 | 610 | 515 | 515 | 515 | 515 | 431 | 425 | 419 | 413 | 413 | 307 | 239 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WNW 9 | SW 5 | WNW 9 | W 8 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 20 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | WNW 9 | W 8 | NW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WNW 9 |
— | — | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 38 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 |
16 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 23 | — | 22 | 22 | — | — | 17 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 935 | 704 | 571 | 275 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 826 | 847 | 138 | 0 | 67 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 847 | 486 | 235 |
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