Punta Ballena surf break

Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
26.9° C
(Which is 1.3°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 9PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)161616161616161515151414141414141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)274310258255251291291242229220169169167167164162153114878585858484
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
W
15
W
20
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:47PM
3.01
6:23AM
2.90
6:36PM
2.85
7:16AM
2.76
7:30PM
2.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:39AM
0.22
12:05AM
0.01
12:28PM
0.34
12:55AM
0.15
1:23PM
0.51
1:51AM
0.34
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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Sunset--6:22-------6:22-------6:22-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272827262625252527272725252524252726262525242424
Feels °C (?)313129303028292931302928292927293128272828272727
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