Punta Ballena surf break

Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 01 Sep 2025 -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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 6PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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

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Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)151515151515151515151616161616151515151616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)302287248249218217221217221226252250248307328307300356376400411370377414
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:27AM
2.10
10:27PM
1.94
10:41AM
2.03
11:51PM
1.97
12:00PM
2.07
1:01AM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:05PM
0.95
4:29AM
1.17
5:22PM
0.96
5:52AM
1.15
6:34PM
0.87
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
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Sunset--6:23-------6:23-------6:22-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232524232322222223242523222222222324242322222222
Feels °C (?)242625252422222224242524232323232425252322222223
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Manabi

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Punta Ballena (moderate winds from the W at Manta/Eloy Alfaro International Airport 93 km from Punta Ballena). 0.8m 15s groundswell from the WSW with a 0.7m 6s windswell, also from the WSW and a 0.2m 8s swell, also from the NW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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