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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
26.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today?
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 3PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | |
239 | 236 | 232 | 183 | 180 | 178 | 222 | 175 | 175 | 149 | 172 | 172 | 206 | 86 | 217 | 217 | 138 | 156 | 156 | 178 | 186 | 84 | 123 | 144 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:13PM2.51m | 00:51AM2.32m | 1:04PM2.52m | 1:42AM2.38m | 1:49PM2.54m | 2:26AM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38PM0.66m | 6:50AM0.79m | 7:27PM0.58m | 7:40AM0.77m | 8:10PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
— | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | |
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Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
30 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 15 |
239 | 236 | 232 | 183 | 180 | 178 | 222 | 175 | 175 | 149 | 172 | 172 | 206 | 72 | 217 | 217 | 138 | 156 | 156 | 178 | 186 | 73 | 73 | 144 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 4 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 12 |
5 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 86 | 14 | 14 | 48 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 84 | 123 | 73 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | WNW 12 | — | WSW 16 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 21 | — | — | WSW 19 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 14 | — | 25 | 14 | 10 | 17 | — | — | 34 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 |
5 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 3 | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 0 | 235 | 826 | 829 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 826 | 1010 | 235 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 1007 | 889 | 235 | 95 | 82 |
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