Punta Ballena Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.18° S 80.33° W

Punta Ballena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Punta Ballena sea temperature is
26.9°C
2.8° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 12PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)19s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
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
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
20
0.6
WSW
19
0.6
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
298
295
271
329
662
540
510
705
803
793
773
637
588
602
594
585
585
494
480
379
282
277
273
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:51AM2.72m
4:00PM2.68m
4:24AM2.84m
4:36PM2.75m
4:56AM2.92m
5:11PM2.78m
Low Tide
9:58AM0.49m
10:09PM0.31m
10:33AM0.38m
10:43PM0.27m
11:07AM0.30m
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6:18
6:18
6:18
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6:24
6:24
6:24
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
27
27
26
25
25
25
24
24
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
26
27
27
25
25
Feels °C
27
28
30
28
27
27
27
27
26
26
28
27
27
26
26
24
25
25
27
28
28
26
27
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