Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 10PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
236 | 538 | 261 | 261 | 302 | 116 | 253 | 273 | 309 | 268 | 214 | 437 | 248 | 178 | 131 | 130 | 250 | 246 | 242 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:03PM2.67m | 7:21AM2.75m | 7:46PM2.49m | 8:01AM2.54m | 8:33PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.44m | 1:37PM0.46m | 1:49AM0.64m | 2:21PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 5 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | NW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
236 | 538 | 261 | 261 | 302 | 19 | 253 | 273 | 309 | 268 | 214 | 4 | 248 | 178 | 130 | 121 | 250 | 246 | 242 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | W 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | W 13 | W 16 | NW 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 116 | 100 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 131 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | WSW 16 | NW 14 | — | N 6 | — | N 6 | W 13 | W 16 | N 8 | NW 11 | NW 8 | — | W 18 | SW 18 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 100 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 6 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | W 4 | SW 7 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 14 | SW 4 | SW 10 | — | SW 10 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
27 | 13 | 53 | 23 | — | — | — | 79 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 437 | 16 | 177 | — | 130 | 26 | 31 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 571 | 571 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 712 | 826 | 235 | 235 | 426 | 399 | 0 | 0 | 849 | 961 | 826 | 746 |
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