
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 7PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
313 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 170 | 164 | 162 | 162 | 164 | 167 | 130 | 124 | 118 | 114 | 114 | 167 | 164 | 155 | 150 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:25PM2.61m | 4:56AM2.72m | 5:01PM2.64m | 5:29AM2.78m | 5:36PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM0.61m | 10:38PM0.33m | 11:01AM0.55m | 11:12PM0.31m | 11:36AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
313 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 170 | 164 | 162 | 162 | 164 | 167 | 130 | 124 | 118 | 114 | 114 | 51 | 86 | 155 | 150 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | N 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 51 | 24 | 24 | 85 | 83 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | W 17 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WNW 11 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 52 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
4 | 13 | 31 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 167 | 164 | 71 | 70 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 826 | 826 | 782 | 202 | 202 | 80 | 0 | 235 | 826 | 829 | 829 | 275 | 120 | 95 | 95 | 97 | 712 | 763 | 746 | 275 |
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