Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (09 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 6AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 19 | NW 19 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | WSW 14 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 217 | 214 | 211 | 206 | 129 | 151 | 121 | 123 | 125 | 123 | 120 | 144 | 142 | 144 | 109 | 108 | 96 | 90 | 138 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 158 | 132 | 124 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 3:18AM2.78m | 3:49PM2.72m | 3:54AM2.76m | 4:26PM2.72m | 4:30AM2.71m | 5:02PM2.68m | 5:06AM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34AM0.22m | 9:50PM0.48m | 10:10AM0.21m | 10:26PM0.49m | 10:45AM0.24m | 11:03PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | 6:08 |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 16 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 217 | 214 | 211 | 206 | 129 | 151 | 121 | 123 | 125 | 123 | 120 | 144 | 142 | 144 | 109 | 108 | 85 | 85 | 138 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 100 | 158 | 123 | 124 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | WSW 13 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 127 | 125 | 125 | 124 | 121 | 115 | 57 | 85 | 84 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 99 | 91 | 87 | 44 | 79 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 148 | 132 | 69 | 122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 22 | WNW 21 | NW 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WSW 18 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 42 | 60 | 50 | 50 | 96 | 90 | 44 | 44 | 84 | 61 | 80 | 40 | 39 | 107 | 149 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 9 | — | — | WNW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | W 2 | W 5 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | SW 4 | W 13 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 123 | 3 | — | — | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 235 | 67 | 67 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 829 | 36 | 36 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 36 | 80 | 0 |
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