Punta Ballena surf break

Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 02 Mar 2026 -05
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Punta Ballena surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Punta Ballena sea temperature is
27.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 7PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (02 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (02 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
SW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.2
N
1.1
N
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1616161616151515151414141488141313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232226258318310294226220217214214211211162155147142140109109108848483
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NE
5
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononononglasscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:21PM
2.84
3:35AM
2.79
4:02PM
2.97
4:17AM
2.87
4:40PM
3.03
4:56AM
2.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:02AM
0.28
9:30PM
0.38
9:45AM
0.19
10:12PM
0.26
10:25AM
0.15
10:50PM
0.20
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:28-------6:28
Sunset--6:36-------6:36-------6:36-----
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1--112142--1-3373---1--
Temp. °C272827262626262525252626262625242325262525242424
Feels °C (?)313129303031302928282930303129282729292828272727
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