Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 4AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 322 | 292 | 283 | 356 | 352 | 344 | 409 | 390 | 417 | 412 | 412 | 643 | 643 | 545 | 539 | 525 | 475 | 475 | 469 | 382 | 403 | 344 | 334 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:44AM2.43m | 7:20PM2.33m | 7:26AM2.26m | 8:09PM2.18m | 8:16AM2.11m | 9:10PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM0.70m | 1:02PM0.57m | 1:23AM0.87m | 1:47PM0.73m | 2:14AM1.02m | 2:42PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 322 | 292 | 283 | 356 | 352 | 344 | 409 | 390 | 417 | 412 | 412 | 643 | 643 | 545 | 539 | 525 | 475 | 475 | 469 | 382 | 403 | 344 | 334 | 367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | NW 10 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 10 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 84 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 57 | 54 | 40 | 35 | 31 | 17 | 118 | 15 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 15 | 21 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 10 | WNW 15 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 42 | 38 | 22 | 96 | 184 | 96 | 50 | 51 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 24 | 30 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 38 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 55 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 29 | 50 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 235 | 50 | 0 | 399 | 746 | 763 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 704 | 571 | 571 | 120 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 138 | 0 |
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