Punta Ballena Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.18° S 80.33° W

Punta Ballena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Punta Ballena sea temperature is
28.0°C
3.4° 

Punta Ballena surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 1AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
455
334
367
268
264
362
362
362
264
268
264
257
264
264
261
257
253
288
288
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:10PM2.08m
9:22AM2.00m
10:24PM2.06m
10:41AM1.98m
Low Tide
2:42PM0.88m
3:20AM1.13m
3:50PM0.97m
4:40AM1.15m
5:03PM0.98m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
27
26
26
26
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26
28
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28
28
27
26
Feels °C
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29
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