
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 21s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 1PM is: 0.4m 21s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | 88 | 112 | 166 | 151 | 149 | 148 | 214 | 212 | 207 | 128 | 147 | 178 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 174 | 160 | 149 | 147 | 147 | 151 | 208 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:54AM2.11m | 9:50PM2.00m | 10:05AM2.01m | 11:14PM1.98m | 11:29AM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45AM1.02m | 3:24PM0.91m | 3:56AM1.15m | 4:41PM0.98m | 5:22AM1.17m | 5:58PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 4 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
26 | 24 | 72 | 147 | 147 | 144 | 69 | 68 | 212 | 207 | 9 | 124 | 178 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 174 | 160 | 149 | 147 | 147 | 151 | 208 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 11 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
77 | 73 | 16 | 166 | 151 | 149 | 148 | 214 | 67 | 64 | 128 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | W 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 7 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 10 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
87 | 88 | 112 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 60 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 11 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
— | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 11 | — | 147 | 145 | 10 | 121 | 121 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 92 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 36 | 235 | 973 | 704 | 541 | 541 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1010 | 746 | 391 | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 541 | 826 | 826 | 235 | 235 |
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