Punta Ballena Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.18° S 80.33° W

Punta Ballena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punta Ballena sea temperature is
27.5°C
3.0° 

Punta Ballena surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 12AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (28 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (28 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s

Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
178
167
164
148
125
125
123
90
84
84
123
178
178
104
57
101
87
102
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
SW
0
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
N
10
NW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:09PM2.83m
4:22AM3.01m
4:46PM2.88m
4:59AM3.02m
5:26PM2.88m
Low Tide
10:12PM0.26m
10:37AM0.12m
10:49PM0.24m
11:15AM0.09m
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clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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clear
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part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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6:15
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2
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1
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Temp °C
27
26
26
26
25
25
27
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
30
30
31
31
29
29
31
31
29
29
30
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30
30
30
29
29
29
28
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