Punta Ballena Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.18° S 80.33° W

Punta Ballena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punta Ballena sea temperature is
26.9° C
2.9° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 6AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
SW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.9
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
302
116
253
419
309
305
214
367
407
178
131
154
204
246
242
480
369
326
269
110
86
87
68
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:21AM2.75m
7:46PM2.49m
8:01AM2.54m
8:33PM2.30m
8:46AM2.34m
9:27PM2.12m
Low Tide
1:07AM0.44m
1:37PM0.46m
1:49AM0.64m
2:21PM0.62m
2:34AM0.83m
3:12PM0.77m
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6:22
6:20
6:20
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6:28
6:28
6:27
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Temp °C
24
24
24
26
26
26
25
25
25
24
25
25
27
26
25
25
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
27
28
28
30
28
28
27
27
28
26
28
27
29
27
26
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
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