
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 22s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 21s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 21s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 3PM is: 0.6m 21s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 22s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 21s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
141 | 141 | 185 | 305 | 404 | 305 | 260 | 176 | 223 | 336 | 332 | 332 | 332 | 329 | 309 | 360 | 352 | 344 | 428 | 419 | 404 | 273 | 353 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:36AM2.20m | 00:32AM2.08m | 12:39PM2.20m | 1:32AM2.15m | 1:36PM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM1.03m | 6:08PM0.82m | 6:29AM1.04m | 7:08PM0.77m | 7:29AM0.98m | 8:00PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
97 | 94 | 97 | 99 | 101 | 130 | 83 | 137 | 90 | 336 | 332 | 332 | 332 | 329 | 309 | 360 | 352 | 344 | 428 | 419 | 404 | 273 | 353 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | NW 16 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 11 | WNW 14 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 |
141 | 64 | 185 | 305 | 404 | 305 | 260 | 176 | 223 | 108 | 103 | 79 | 56 | 56 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 40 | 152 | 216 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | SW 24 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 14 | NNW 6 | SW 10 | WNW 14 |
64 | 141 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 53 | 41 | 29 | 29 | 40 | 3 | 17 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 11 | W 3 | WSW 11 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 12 | SW 3 | SW 4 |
— | — | — | 47 | 2 | 71 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | — | — | 5 | 98 | 6 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 138 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 930 | 763 | 80 | 80 | 50 | 0 | 36 | 849 | 719 | 763 | 391 |
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