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Punta Ballena surf break

Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 -05
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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
26.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 9AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
WSW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)161616161616161516151414141414141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)130173173173171255245229162255305346346208208206208208208206131118116138
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
0
W
0
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
0
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:38AM
2.65
5:11PM
2.75
5:15AM
2.68
5:45PM
2.82
5:52AM
2.69
6:20PM
2.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:53AM
0.27
11:15PM
0.53
11:27AM
0.26
11:52PM
0.49
12:02PM
0.28
12:29AM
0.47
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise-6:28-------6:28-------6:28------
Sunset----6:36-------6:36-------6:36---
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-11-----111--12357343111
Temp. °C252425262725252525252526262525252424242324242424
Feels °C (?)282729293028292929292930292929282627272629282827
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