Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 3PM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 432 | 590 | 539 | 428 | 332 | 415 | 364 | 356 | 352 | 352 | 348 | 318 | 237 | 229 | 214 | 149 | 326 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 224 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:19AM2.96m | 4:30PM2.99m | 5:11AM3.02m | 5:23PM2.95m | 6:03AM3.02m | 6:15PM2.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24AM0.28m | 10:50PM-0.07m | 11:18AM0.27m | 11:40PM-0.04m | 12:11PM0.31m | 00:31AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 432 | 590 | 539 | 428 | 332 | 415 | 364 | 356 | 352 | 352 | 348 | 318 | 237 | 229 | 214 | 149 | 326 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 224 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 106 | 133 | 134 | 164 | 164 | 75 | 79 | 103 | 104 | 108 | 144 | 87 | 43 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 6 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 16 | NW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 6 | NW 11 | NW 14 | NW 14 | SW 11 | SW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 10 | NW 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WNW 13 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 25 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 17 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 3 | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 30 | — | — | 16 | 16 | 2 | — | 8 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 42 | 826 | 833 | 763 | 67 | 36 | 235 | 80 | 42 | 236 | 235 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 926 | 704 | 704 | 202 |
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