Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 24s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 6PM is: 0.4m 24s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 24s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SW 24 | WSW 24 | WSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 69 | 68 | 143 | 218 | 217 | 141 | 141 | 185 | 305 | 404 | 305 | 260 | 176 | 223 | 336 | 332 | 332 | 332 | 329 | 309 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:34AM2.28m | 11:24PM2.09m | 11:36AM2.20m | 00:32AM2.08m | 12:39PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05PM0.81m | 5:22AM1.03m | 6:08PM0.82m | 6:29AM1.04m | 7:08PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 58 | 42 | 42 | 67 | 123 | 126 | 123 | 94 | 97 | 126 | 404 | 305 | 260 | 137 | 108 | 336 | 332 | 332 | 332 | 329 | 309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SW 24 | WSW 24 | WSW 24 | SW 24 | NW 16 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | SW 11 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NW 15 | WSW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 69 | 69 | 68 | 143 | 218 | 217 | 141 | 64 | 185 | 305 | 101 | 62 | 60 | 176 | 223 | 90 | 85 | 79 | 54 | 76 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 26 | WSW 18 | WSW 25 | WSW 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SW 24 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WSW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 66 | 30 | 63 | 30 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 141 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 25 | 24 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 42 | 21 | 54 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 3 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 42 | 44 | 54 | 142 | 69 | — | — | — | — | 69 | 4 | 130 | 135 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 76 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 235 | 236 | 777 | 777 | 275 | 120 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 138 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 235 | 826 | 235 | 0 |
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