Punta Ballena Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.18° S 80.33° W

Punta Ballena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punta Ballena sea temperature is
27.2°C
2.8° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 6PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
147
147
151
208
149
147
97
92
142
144
142
140
95
77
85
121
121
120
120
82
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:29AM2.00m
00:29AM2.08m
12:40PM2.10m
1:23AM2.25m
1:33PM2.25m
Low Tide
5:58PM0.94m
6:36AM1.07m
6:59PM0.84m
7:31AM0.92m
7:45PM0.70m
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6:11
6:09
6:09
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6:16
6:16
6:16
 mm
1
1
1
4
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
25
25
Feels °C
31
30
30
29
30
29
28
29
29
29
29
30
28
28
27
28
30
29
29
27
27
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