Punta Ballena surf break

Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 31 Jan 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 normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 4PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (31 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (31 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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

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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
NW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
NW
0.8
N
1
N
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.5
N
Period(s) (?)1313131313131313121212131312121212121278889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8259878585535353737353575837555352493969120142190332
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
S
10
S
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
E
10
NNW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglassononcross-
on
glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:44PM
2.67
2:55AM
2.75
3:35PM
2.85
3:47AM
2.86
4:22PM
2.99
4:33AM
2.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:21AM
0.30
8:49PM
0.52
9:15AM
0.16
9:42PM
0.38
10:02AM
0.06
10:29PM
0.29
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise-------6:31-------6:31-------6:31
Sunset--6:37-------6:37-------6:37-----
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
32---1127732------------
Temp. °C232425242423232323232323232323232526262525242424
Feels °C (?)252727272726262627272624242425252828282829272727
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