
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 3AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
175 | 176 | 170 | 153 | 149 | 149 | 198 | 217 | 209 | 201 | 179 | 291 | 306 | 203 | 246 | 214 | 249 | 272 | 272 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:59AM2.46m | 1:18PM2.50m | 2:00AM2.67m | 2:17PM2.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33PM0.58m | 7:10AM0.72m | 7:37PM0.43m | 8:10AM0.53m | 8:30PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
175 | 175 | 136 | 134 | 130 | 122 | 198 | 217 | 209 | 201 | 179 | 291 | 306 | 194 | 246 | 214 | 214 | 272 | 272 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
123 | 176 | 170 | 153 | 149 | 149 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 125 | 203 | 116 | 182 | 249 | 246 | 246 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 20 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 5 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
22 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 75 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | WSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 35 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 25 | — | 17 | 15 | 11 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 826 | 571 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 826 | 826 | 826 | 399 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 961 | 961 | 833 | 235 |
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