Punta Ballena Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.18° S 80.33° W

Punta Ballena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punta Ballena sea temperature is
26.8°C
2.7° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 2PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)19s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)18s

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 Mon morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
19
0.3
WSW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
69
86
128
127
126
63
121
119
115
109
105
104
87
51
100
99
98
94
89
56
55
42
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SSW
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
12:06PM2.08m
1:06AM2.08m
1:11PM2.16m
1:59AM2.23m
2:03PM2.29m
Low Tide
5:56AM1.13m
6:38PM0.87m
7:06AM1.05m
7:35PM0.76m
8:00AM0.93m
8:21PM0.62m
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6:20
6:20
6:20
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6:27
6:25
6:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
24
26
26
26
25
25
25
24
25
26
27
27
25
25
25
24
24
26
27
26
25
24
Feels °C
28
28
29
28
27
27
28
27
26
27
28
28
28
26
27
26
25
26
28
28
27
27
26
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