Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 7AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 519 | 475 | 469 | 463 | 403 | 344 | 334 | 367 | 268 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 268 | 264 | 257 | 264 | 264 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 288 | 288 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:16AM2.11m | 9:10PM2.08m | 9:22AM2.00m | 10:24PM2.06m | 10:41AM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM1.02m | 2:42PM0.88m | 3:20AM1.13m | 3:50PM0.97m | 4:40AM1.15m | 5:03PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 519 | 475 | 469 | 463 | 403 | 344 | 334 | 367 | 268 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 268 | 264 | 257 | 264 | 264 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 288 | 288 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | NW 10 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | SW 4 | SW 4 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 25 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 52 | 12 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 30 | 47 | 51 | 83 | 78 | 118 | 99 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 15 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 11 | WSW 21 | NW 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 15 | 25 | 60 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 39 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 47 | 49 | 15 | 25 | 34 | 34 | 55 | 30 | 44 | 27 | 149 | 149 | 148 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 4 | SW 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 22 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 235 | 787 | 787 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 235 | 640 | 704 | 235 | 235 |
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