Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 24s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 1AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 24s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SW 24 | WSW 24 | WSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 78 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 143 | 218 | 217 | 141 | 141 | 185 | 305 | 404 | 305 | 260 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:18PM2.17m | 10:34AM2.28m | 11:24PM2.09m | 11:36AM2.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM0.74m | 4:18AM0.95m | 5:05PM0.81m | 5:22AM1.03m | 6:08PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 21 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 68 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 42 | 67 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 94 | 97 | 126 | 404 | 130 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SW 24 | WSW 24 | WSW 24 | SW 24 | NW 16 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | NW 16 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 |
| kJ | 80 | 78 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 143 | 218 | 217 | 141 | 64 | 185 | 305 | 62 | 305 | 260 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | W 12 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SW 26 | WSW 26 | WSW 26 | WSW 18 | WSW 25 | WSW 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SW 24 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 66 | 66 | 30 | 63 | 30 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 141 | 63 | 63 | 25 | 62 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | SW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 25 | 29 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 142 | 69 | 69 | — | — | — | 47 | 128 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 235 | 235 | 235 | 391 | 128 | 0 | 95 | 236 | 826 | 826 | 138 | 138 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 138 |
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