Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 1AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
588 | 602 | 594 | 585 | 585 | 494 | 480 | 379 | 373 | 277 | 273 | 269 | 269 | 219 | 212 | 199 | 154 | 152 | 149 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:36PM2.75m | 4:56AM2.92m | 5:11PM2.78m | 5:29AM2.94m | 5:48PM2.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM0.27m | 11:07AM0.30m | 11:17PM0.27m | 11:42AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
588 | 602 | 594 | 585 | 585 | 494 | 480 | 379 | 373 | 277 | 273 | 269 | 269 | 219 | 212 | 199 | 154 | 152 | 149 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 20 | W 20 | SW 20 | NW 11 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 19 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 12 | W 16 | NW 7 | W 20 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 20 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
— | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
24 | 32 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 34 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 41 | 37 | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 826 | 235 | 235 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 826 | 935 | 235 | 95 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 826 | 826 | 704 | 235 |
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