Punta Ballena surf break

Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 11 May 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
27.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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 3PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (11 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (11 May)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
17
0.5
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
174
217
142
140
140
140
138
96
89
88
88
102
115
108
153
226
284
263
252
246
272
268
264
261
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:51AM2.28m
11:16PM2.12m
11:48AM2.41m
00:20AM2.25m
12:40PM2.57m
1:15AM2.43m
Low Tide
5:15PM0.95m
5:24AM0.87m
6:13PM0.78m
6:22AM0.77m
7:05PM0.57m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
6:20
2
1
Temp °C
26
27
26
25
25
24
24
24
25
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
29
29
27
27
29
27
28
27
29
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
30
28
29
28
28
27
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
Energy kJ
174
217
142
140
140
140
138
96
89
88
88
87
87
87
153
226
284
263
252
246
272
268
264
261
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
SW
4
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.3
NW
13
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
NW
13
0.3
SW
4
Energy kJ
28
17
44
44
4
44
42
40
23
23
61
102
115
108
70
36
37
42
43
44
27
13
27
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.4
NW
13
0.3
SW
4
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
NW
8
0.2
WNW
13
Energy kJ
11
12
44
2
3
35
32
63
23
22
22
22
22
7
6
2
2
2
1
17
3
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
2
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.3
SW
6
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
5
6
5
2
2
3
3
4
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
826
235
97
0
0
0
0
0
235
746
0
0
67
0
42
235
275
829
138
0
67
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Manabi
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ecuador
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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