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Punta Ballena surf break

Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 13 Jan 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
26.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 9AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)1ft (0.3m)18s
Afternoon (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
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)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
Period(s) (?)101018181818131212121212121111111010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16154979794940549612412014113412311911410810210010085656363
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
5
S
5
S
0
SSE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:50AM
2.05
12:00AM
2.19
12:56PM
2.08
1:00AM
2.22
1:53PM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:31AM
0.86
5:46PM
1.06
6:33AM
0.82
6:51PM
1.04
7:30AM
0.74
7:48PM
0.96
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise-6:24-------6:26-------6:26------
Sunset----6:32-------6:34-------6:34---
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
23221-----------483---1-
Temp. °C242423232323242324242426252525242323232424232323
Feels °C (?)272625262627282628272728262727262525252727252626
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