Punta Ballena Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.18° S 80.33° W

Punta Ballena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Punta Ballena sea temperature is
27.0° C
2.9° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 4AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
0
1
0
2
2
1
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
360
352
344
428
419
404
273
353
335
234
252
292
705
547
443
589
697
857
770
696
696
733
724
706
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:36PM2.25m
2:23AM2.25m
2:25PM2.34m
3:07AM2.38m
3:08PM2.45m
Low Tide
7:29AM0.98m
8:00PM0.67m
8:21AM0.89m
8:46PM0.56m
9:06AM0.79m
9:26PM0.46m
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6:24
6:24
6:24
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6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
24
26
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
27
28
28
31
29
29
28
27
28
27
26
29
29
28
28
29
29
29
28
29
28
28
27
28
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