Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 3PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 348 | 445 | 353 | 314 | 309 | 305 | 330 | 330 | 273 | 276 | 273 | 273 | 270 | 232 | 229 | 229 | 203 | 291 | 397 | 377 | 283 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:04PM2.62m | 2:27AM2.85m | 2:51PM2.75m | 3:08AM2.94m | 3:32PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57AM0.48m | 8:11PM0.41m | 8:42AM0.32m | 8:56PM0.33m | 9:22AM0.20m | 9:36PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 348 | 445 | 353 | 314 | 309 | 305 | 330 | 330 | 264 | 264 | 257 | 200 | 189 | 232 | 118 | 142 | 118 | 291 | 397 | 377 | 283 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 5 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 21 |
| kJ | 30 | 26 | 27 | 251 | 251 | 148 | 146 | 126 | 273 | 276 | 273 | 273 | 270 | 114 | 229 | 229 | 203 | 13 | 29 | 29 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | SW 5 | SW 12 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 57 | 42 | 40 | 16 | 17 | 38 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 53 | 47 | 45 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | — | — | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 275 | 0 | 28 | 36 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1108 | 851 | 746 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 571 |
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