Punta Ballena surf break

Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 16 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
26.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 3AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
15
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
167
167
162
158
149
144
178
109
85
84
138
83
67
105
115
119
120
121
80
61
162
226
226
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
15
W
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
3:06PM3.00m
3:43AM2.92m
3:54PM3.06m
4:32AM2.99m
4:43PM3.05m
5:21AM2.99m
Low Tide
9:27PM-0.00m
9:46AM0.26m
10:14PM-0.08m
10:36AM0.22m
11:02PM-0.09m
11:27AM0.26m
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6:13
6:13
6:13
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6:20
6:20
6:21
6:21
Temp °C
26
25
24
24
24
24
26
26
26
24
24
24
24
24
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
26
26
28
28
26
27
27
27
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
30
29
29
28
27
27
28
28
30
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.3
NW
12
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
NW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
Energy kJ
167
167
167
162
158
149
144
24
109
85
84
138
83
58
54
115
119
120
121
36
55
162
226
226
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NW
13
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
SW
4
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
Energy kJ
17
17
17
17
17
27
25
31
31
31
59
69
68
67
105
53
52
53
39
24
38
3
36
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.1
NW
10
0.3
NW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
SW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
NW
12
0.4
SW
4
0.1
NW
7
Energy kJ
11
11
10
10
4
32
31
4
23
14
23
23
22
22
21
21
22
35
36
80
61
39
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.7
SW
13
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
8
6
6
6
5
3
3
178
6
6
3
2
4
4
5
3
4
6
5
4
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
826
235
80
0
42
50
80
236
235
235
114
36
0
0
0
746
777
235
80
0
0
0
0
826
Best forecast wave conditions in Manabi
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ecuador
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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