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Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador
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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
26.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today?
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 5PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | |
144 | 109 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 138 | 83 | 67 | 105 | 115 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 80 | 61 | 162 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 87 | 91 | 99 | 100 | 169 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:54PM3.06m | 4:32AM2.99m | 4:43PM3.05m | 5:21AM2.99m | 5:34PM2.97m | 6:13AM2.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.26m | 10:14PM-0.08m | 10:36AM0.22m | 11:02PM-0.09m | 11:27AM0.26m | 11:52PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
— | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | |
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Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | NW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
144 | 109 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 138 | 83 | 58 | 54 | 115 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 36 | 55 | 162 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 47 | 91 | 99 | 100 | 169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 5 |
25 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 59 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 105 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 39 | 24 | 38 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 87 | 51 | 25 | 43 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 4 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | NW 7 | SW 4 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
31 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 21 | 22 | 35 | 36 | 80 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 42 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — |
4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 235 | 826 | 235 | 138 | 80 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 827 | 750 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 826 | 826 | 235 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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