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Punta Ballena surf break

Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 09 Feb 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
26.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 3PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (09 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (09 Feb)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
2
3
3
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Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
1
N
0.6
WNW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
1.1
N
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
WNW
1.2
NW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)1414138131320208191919181818181717161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)203191183119116138114149142246243312408547644703695780776691683674832822
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
W
5
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		glassononglassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:46AM
2.22
9:00PM
2.30
9:40AM
2.07
9:55PM
2.15
10:51AM
1.96
11:05PM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:37AM
0.70
2:47PM
0.88
3:27AM
0.83
3:40PM
1.04
4:30AM
0.92
4:50PM
1.14
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
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Rain (mm)
11221-1112132---11-11---
Temp. °C252526262625252524252626262525252524262727252525
Feels °C (?)282930292929302927293029282829292827302929272828
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