Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 21s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 7AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | NW 21 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 208 | 206 | 203 | 151 | 155 | 151 | 216 | 224 | 322 | 292 | 283 | 356 | 352 | 344 | 409 | 390 | 417 | 412 | 412 | 643 | 643 | 545 | 539 | 620 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:07AM2.59m | 6:38PM2.49m | 6:44AM2.43m | 7:20PM2.33m | 7:26AM2.26m | 8:09PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:02AM0.56m | 12:23PM0.41m | 00:41AM0.70m | 1:02PM0.57m | 1:23AM0.87m | 1:47PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 208 | 206 | 203 | 151 | 144 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 322 | 292 | 283 | 356 | 352 | 344 | 409 | 390 | 417 | 412 | 412 | 643 | 643 | 545 | 539 | 620 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | NW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 10 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 |
| kJ | 93 | 94 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 151 | 216 | 214 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 54 | 184 | 144 | 114 | 116 | 92 | 15 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 24 | NW 24 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 21 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 19 | NW 11 | NW 19 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 15 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 141 | 141 | 90 | 113 | 155 | 42 | 25 | 224 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 38 | 35 | 96 | 31 | 96 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 38 | 40 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 33 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 275 | 235 | 120 | 123 | 849 | 961 | 704 | 235 | 235 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 80 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 235 | 704 | 67 |
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