Punta Ballena surf break

Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 13 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
26.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 4AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)1ft (0.3m)18s
Afternoon (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
Period(s) (?)101310101818181813121212121212111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26271615497979494054961241201411341231191141061021001008967
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:50AM
2.05
12:00AM
2.19
12:56PM
2.08
1:00AM
2.22
1:53PM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:31AM
0.86
5:46PM
1.06
6:33AM
0.82
6:51PM
1.04
7:30AM
0.74
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise---6:24-------6:26-------6:26----
Sunset------6:32-------6:34-------6:34-
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---11-------------241---
Temp. °C252424242425252424242424252625252424232323242424
Feels °C (?)282727262628272727272727272726272626252525272626
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