
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 8PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wed 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
653 | 644 | 644 | 644 | 636 | 627 | 627 | 619 | 530 | 522 | 522 | 437 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 321 | 312 | 303 | 239 | 239 | 236 | 189 | 189 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:59AM2.51m | 8:48PM2.55m | 9:09AM2.36m | 10:01PM2.49m | 10:28AM2.29m | 11:14PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM0.46m | 3:03AM0.76m | 3:30PM0.60m | 4:22AM0.80m | 4:44PM0.68m | 5:38AM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
— | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 6 |
653 | 644 | 644 | 644 | 636 | 627 | 627 | 619 | 530 | 522 | 522 | 437 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 321 | 312 | 303 | 239 | 239 | 236 | 189 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 11 | SSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | NW 12 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 |
8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 37 | 85 | 81 | 189 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 5 | NW 18 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 20 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SW 18 |
2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 80 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — |
— | 10 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 41 | 55 | 67 | 72 | 54 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 826 | 826 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 138 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1067 | 1010 | 391 | 202 | 275 | 80 | 0 |
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