
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 1AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
144 | 142 | 140 | 95 | 77 | 85 | 121 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 102 | 69 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:23AM2.25m | 1:33PM2.25m | 2:04AM2.44m | 2:16PM2.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59PM0.84m | 7:31AM0.92m | 7:45PM0.70m | 8:13AM0.73m | 8:24PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
144 | 142 | 140 | 95 | 77 | 85 | 121 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 13 | 13 | 69 | 102 | 69 | 68 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 9 | SW 4 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 5 | NW 5 | SSW 9 | WNW 15 |
15 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 71 | 70 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 7 | NW 6 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SSW 9 |
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 11 | 8 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1274 | 178 | 80 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 1010 | 750 | 80 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 849 | 1010 | 80 | 80 |
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