Punta Ballena surf break

Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 -05
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Punta Ballena surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Punta Ballena sea temperature is
27.8° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 1AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (28 Mar)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (28 Mar)1ft (0.3m)13s

Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121515131314141414141415161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)444436362823233436254672737373737477878887118110106
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:19PM
2.26
12:15PM
2.37
12:39AM
2.32
1:21PM
2.52
1:43AM
2.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:08PM
0.91
5:45AM
0.70
6:31PM
0.83
6:57AM
0.62
7:36PM
0.68
7:54AM
0.52
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise-----6:22-------6:22-------6:22--
Sunset6:29-------6:29-------6:29-------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272525242424262727252524252526272625252424242627
Feels °C (?)292828272727303029282827282829292728282727282929
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