Punta Ballena Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.18° S 80.33° W

Punta Ballena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Punta Ballena sea temperature is
26.8°C
2.7° 

Punta Ballena surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 8PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
13
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.8
SW
12
0.5
WSW
17
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.4
SW
20
0.4
WSW
20
0.5
WSW
19
0.6
WSW
19
0.6
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
116
80
104
121
175
162
144
112
155
147
142
137
149
212
277
274
485
464
448
438
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:27PM2.70m
6:43AM2.83m
7:10PM2.60m
7:26AM2.71m
8:00PM2.47m
Low Tide
12:19PM0.28m
00:30AM0.40m
1:00PM0.34m
1:13AM0.51m
1:47PM0.44m
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6:18
6:16
6:16
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6:23
6:23
6:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
26
27
26
25
25
Feels °C
28
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
29
28
28
27
27
25
26
26
28
28
27
26
27
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