Punta Ballena Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.18° S 80.33° W

Punta Ballena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punta Ballena sea temperature is
27.1° C
2.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 3PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.4
NW
18
0.4
NW
18
0.4
NW
18
0.4
NW
18
0.4
NW
18
0.4
NW
18
0.4
NW
17
0.4
NW
17
0.4
NW
17
0.4
NW
17
0.4
NW
16
0.8
SW
11
0.4
NW
16
0.4
SW
24
0.4
WSW
24
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
151
151
149
109
99
96
96
94
82
80
78
75
75
72
70
69
142
68
143
218
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:48AM2.60m
9:19PM2.30m
9:38AM2.42m
10:18PM2.17m
10:34AM2.28m
Low Tide
3:10PM0.64m
3:21AM0.80m
4:05PM0.74m
4:18AM0.95m
5:05PM0.81m
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6:24
6:24
6:24
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6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
Temp °C
26
27
27
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
25
25
24
Feels °C
30
30
29
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
26
25
25
26
27
28
27
28
27
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