Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 3AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 61 | 102 | 121 | 124 | 127 | 126 | 121 | 174 | 240 | 166 | 208 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 288 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:13PM2.91m | 5:28AM2.99m | 5:51PM2.82m | 6:04AM2.85m | 6:29PM2.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM0.21m | 11:42AM0.17m | 11:55PM0.33m | 12:19PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 124 | 127 | 126 | 121 | 174 | 240 | 166 | 208 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 288 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SSW 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 73 | 72 | 5 | 63 | 61 | 102 | 121 | 21 | 20 | 42 | 41 | 18 | 35 | 10 | 11 | 69 | 66 | 69 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 19 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 71 | 5 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 21 | 42 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 35 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 47 | 38 | 26 | 18 | — | — | — | 14 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 52 | 68 | 67 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 926 | 235 | 80 | 114 | 95 | 0 | 235 | 826 | 782 | 235 | 571 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 826 | 826 | 235 | 82 |
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