Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 11PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 23s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 236 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 175 | 125 | 120 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:08PM2.49m | 7:18AM2.48m | 7:51PM2.30m | 8:01AM2.28m | 8:42PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11AM0.67m | 1:37PM0.60m | 1:53AM0.85m | 2:24PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 239 | 236 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 175 | 125 | 120 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 23 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | WNW 12 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 52 | 51 | 47 | 15 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 74 | 74 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | SW 23 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 22 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 45 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 6 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 32 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 826 | 202 | 80 | 80 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 827 | 782 | 746 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 851 | 1008 | 763 | 235 |
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