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Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador
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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
27.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today?
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 1AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
142 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 96 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 102 | 115 | 108 | 153 | 226 | 284 | 263 | 252 | 246 | 272 | 268 | 264 | 261 | 246 | 239 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:16PM2.12m | 11:48AM2.41m | 00:20AM2.25m | 12:40PM2.57m | 1:15AM2.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM0.95m | 5:24AM0.87m | 6:13PM0.78m | 6:22AM0.77m | 7:05PM0.57m | 7:16AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | |
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | |
— | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
142 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 96 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 153 | 226 | 284 | 263 | 252 | 246 | 272 | 268 | 264 | 261 | 246 | 239 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 4 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 |
44 | 44 | 5 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 61 | 102 | 115 | 108 | 88 | 36 | 37 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 27 | 13 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 13 | SW 4 | NNE 6 | N 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | SSW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | NW 16 |
— | — | 44 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 63 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 5 |
7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 235 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 704 | 138 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 889 | 829 | 138 | 58 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 235 | 235 |
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