Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 11PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 99 | 91 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 88 | 91 | 97 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 151 | 147 | 119 | 85 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:21PM2.56m | 2:33AM2.81m | 3:02PM2.73m | 3:12AM2.94m | 3:42PM2.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.52m | 8:51AM0.27m | 9:03PM0.39m | 9:30AM0.11m | 9:44PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 167 | 57 | 55 | 48 | 48 | 62 | 49 | 49 | 38 | 38 | 97 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 151 | 147 | 119 | 85 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 9 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 15 | NW 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 12 | 99 | 91 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 88 | 91 | 38 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 69 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 7 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 12 | WSW 19 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 69 | 21 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 69 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 704 | 67 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 782 | 486 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 95 |
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