Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 6AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 315 | 518 | 402 | 487 | 481 | 620 | 481 | 612 | 344 | 309 | 405 | 330 | 330 | 431 | 362 | 325 | 321 | 253 | 189 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:49AM2.87m | 3:07PM2.81m | 3:33AM3.02m | 3:52PM2.91m | 4:14AM3.09m | 4:33PM2.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01AM0.35m | 9:17PM0.17m | 9:45AM0.21m | 9:59PM0.12m | 10:26AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 315 | 518 | 402 | 487 | 481 | 620 | 481 | 612 | 344 | 309 | 405 | 330 | 330 | 431 | 362 | 325 | 321 | 253 | 189 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | NW 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 208 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 24 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 30 | 23 | 30 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | SW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 36 | 39 | — | — | 19 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 14 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 826 | 826 | 827 | 138 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 235 | 763 | 704 | 67 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 826 | 847 | 763 | 571 |
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