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Punta Ballena surf break

Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 -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
26.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 9AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)171716161616161616151515141414141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28128827431025825525129129124222922016916916716716416215311487858585
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
SE
5
W
10
WNW
15
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
W
15
W
15
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34AM
2.98
5:47PM
3.01
6:23AM
2.90
6:36PM
2.85
7:16AM
2.76
7:30PM
2.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:39AM
0.22
12:05AM
0.01
12:28PM
0.34
12:55AM
0.15
1:23PM
0.51
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:16-------6:16-------6:16------
Sunset----6:22-------6:22-------6:22---
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1--------------
Temp. °C242427282726262525252727272625252424262726252424
Feels °C (?)282731302929302829293130292929292828292927282727
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