Punta Ballena Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.18° S 80.33° W

Punta Ballena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punta Ballena sea temperature is
27.0° C
2.7° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 3AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
11
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
17
0.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
136
130
79
82
84
108
106
60
83
83
43
74
49
49
50
49
50
30
40
61
39
95
51
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:46AM3.10m
5:59PM2.90m
6:32AM3.05m
6:48PM2.79m
7:17AM2.94m
7:36PM2.64m
Low Tide
11:25PM-0.03m
11:56AM0.24m
00:11AM0.06m
12:44PM0.29m
00:57AM0.21m
1:32PM0.39m
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
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6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
27
27
25
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
28
27
27
28
29
28
27
28
28
27
28
29
30
29
28
27
27
27
27
29
29
29
28
27
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