Punta Ballena Surf Break

Punta Ballena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 0.18° S 80.33° W

Issued: 6 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punta Ballena sea temperature is
27.4° C

2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 9PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)--
Afternoon (16 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Evening (16 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
17
0.6
WSW
17
0.6
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
17
0.5
WSW
18
0.5
W
18
0.5
W
18
0.7
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
332
415
364
356
352
352
348
318
237
229
214
149
326
201
201
201
201
201
224
176
156
158
286
259
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
S
5
SW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
4:30PM2.99m
5:11AM3.02m
5:23PM2.95m
6:03AM3.02m
6:15PM2.86m
6:54AM2.96m
Low Tide
10:50PM-0.07m
11:18AM0.27m
11:40PM-0.04m
12:11PM0.31m
00:31AM0.07m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
6:24
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
24
26
27
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
27
Feels °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
27
29
29
28
29
29
27
28
28
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
17
0.6
WSW
17
0.6
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
17
0.5
WSW
18
0.5
W
18
0.5
W
18
0.7
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
16
Energy kJ
332
415
364
356
352
352
348
318
237
229
214
149
326
201
201
201
201
201
224
176
156
158
286
259
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
11
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.1
NW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
11
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.3
SW
11
0.2
WNW
13
Energy kJ
164
75
79
103
104
108
144
87
43
79
79
104
6
52
50
50
50
50
50
20
85
88
18
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.3
SW
11
0.4
SW
13
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
WSW
3
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
10
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.1
NW
13
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
10
8
8
1
4
8
8
18
46
21
2
8
4
2
2
38
37
37
17
47
18
19
7
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.4
SW
2
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.6
SW
11
Energy kJ
16
13
8
8
7
7
6
3
3
2
1
1
1
5
6
4
4
7
8
5
73
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
4
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
42
826
833
827
138
36
128
128
50
235
704
138
0
36
0
0
0
235
926
226
202
0
0
0
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Rating
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4
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3
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2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
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4
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
8
8
5
4
4
4
6
5
9
7
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
4
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