Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 5PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 272 | 283 | 305 | 292 | 283 | 589 | 433 | 428 | 414 | 390 | 499 | 487 | 481 | 620 | 525 | 612 | 596 | 487 | 468 | 387 | 387 |
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-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:11PM2.86m | 4:22AM2.94m | 4:48PM2.84m | 4:57AM2.86m | 5:24PM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM0.14m | 10:14PM0.30m | 10:35AM0.13m | 10:50PM0.35m | 11:10AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 272 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 589 | 433 | 428 | 414 | 390 | 499 | 487 | 481 | 620 | 525 | 612 | 596 | 487 | 468 | 387 | 387 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 149 | 283 | 305 | 292 | 283 | 11 | 85 | 87 | 123 | 83 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 9 | 29 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 14 | 73 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 16 | WNW 11 | NW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | NW 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 37 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | — | — | W 9 | W 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 49 | 53 | 42 | 42 | 38 | 44 | 35 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 20 | 17 | — | — | 41 | 73 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 275 | 826 | 827 | 833 | 750 | 746 | 275 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 571 | 235 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 128 | 0 | 0 |
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