Punta Ballena Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.18° S 80.33° W

Punta Ballena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punta Ballena sea temperature is
27.4°C
2.9° 

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 2PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

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 Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
125
125
123
90
84
84
123
178
178
57
57
56
87
102
102
147
102
103
87
144
131
125
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
0
SSE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:22AM3.01m
4:46PM2.88m
4:59AM3.02m
5:26PM2.88m
5:38AM2.97m
6:08PM2.81m
Low Tide
10:37AM0.12m
10:49PM0.24m
11:15AM0.09m
11:29PM0.27m
11:55AM0.12m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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6:07
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6:15
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6:14
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 mm
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1
2
1
1
1
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1
3
1
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Temp °C
26
26
27
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
27
26
26
26
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
31
31
31
31
31
31
30
30
30
30
31
31
29
29
29
29
27
29
31
31
30
29
28
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