Punta Ballena Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.18° S 80.33° W

Punta Ballena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Punta Ballena sea temperature is
27.0° C
3.0° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 12PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
SW
14
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
400
400
400
325
303
290
286
286
290
290
290
232
239
316
261
261
302
116
116
419
372
367
251
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
0
SSE
5
W
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:02AM3.07m
6:21PM2.83m
6:41AM2.93m
7:03PM2.67m
7:21AM2.75m
7:46PM2.49m
Low Tide
12:15PM0.21m
00:27AM0.25m
12:56PM0.31m
1:07AM0.44m
1:37PM0.46m
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6:22
6:22
6:22
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6:28
6:28
6:28
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Temp °C
24
24
25
27
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
25
25
27
28
27
27
26
26
26
25
26
28
28
28
26
28
28
29
30
28
28
28
28
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