Punta Ballena surf break

Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 30 Mar 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
27.4° C
(Which is 1.5°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 10PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)--
Afternoon (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)151515141414141414141413131313132019181817171716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104104104747272727169666463854444449791159316439424405376
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
W
5
SW
0
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
S
5
SSE
0
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
S
5
SSW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:13PM
2.68
2:34AM
2.60
2:56PM
2.81
3:17AM
2.72
3:34PM
2.89
3:56AM
2.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:27PM
0.51
8:41AM
0.42
9:10PM
0.37
9:22AM
0.36
9:47PM
0.26
9:59AM
0.33
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise-----6:22-------6:22-------6:20--
Sunset6:29-------6:28-------6:28-------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262524242424262727252424242426262625242424242627
Feels °C (?)282827282726282828272626262629282727272727272929
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