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Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 -05
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today?
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 8PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 357 | 352 | 347 | 288 | 276 | 232 | 183 | 180 | 178 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 132 | 126 | 122 | 120 | 92 | 92 | 73 | 101 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:58AM 2.39 | 1:16PM 2.37 | 1:55AM 2.54 | 2:11PM 2.50 | 2:40AM 2.68 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:30PM 0.67 | 7:09AM 0.80 | 7:33PM 0.57 | 8:06AM 0.66 | 8:22PM 0.46 | 8:51AM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Manabi
The wind is still cross-off at Punta Ballena (moderate winds from the SSW at Manta/Eloy Alfaro International Airport 93 km from Punta Ballena). 1.0m 14s groundswell from the WSW with a 0.6m 4s local chop, also from the WSW and a 0.2m 6s windswell, also from the WNW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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