Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | SW 11 | NW 16 | SW 24 | WSW 24 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 154 | 151 | 151 | 149 | 109 | 99 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 69 | 42 | 142 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | NW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | WSW 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WSW 24 |
| kJ | 6 | 93 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 30 | 68 | 68 | 218 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 12 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 26 | WSW 26 | WSW 26 | WSW 26 | WSW 25 | SW 24 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 143 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 7 | WSW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 31 | 30 | 45 | 36 | 47 | 49 | 47 | 65 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 142 | 43 | 93 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 826 | 826 | 235 | 391 | 391 | 275 | 95 | 0 | 275 | 1010 | 833 | 235 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 826 | 826 | 763 | 67 |
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