Punta Ballena Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.18° S 80.33° W

Punta Ballena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Punta Ballena sea temperature is
27.1°C
3.1° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 11AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.3
WSW
19
0.3
WSW
19
0.3
WSW
19
0.3
WSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
309
242
330
330
394
264
264
261
203
123
142
118
116
116
116
84
84
82
79
73
73
72
71
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
5
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:33AM3.02m
3:52PM2.91m
4:14AM3.09m
4:33PM2.95m
4:52AM3.08m
5:13PM2.91m
Low Tide
9:45AM0.21m
9:59PM0.12m
10:26AM0.13m
10:39PM0.14m
11:05AM0.11m
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part cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
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6:21
6:20
6:20
 mm
Temp °C
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
28
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
25
25
Feels °C
28
29
31
29
29
29
29
28
27
27
29
30
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
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