Punta Ballena Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.18° S 80.33° W

Punta Ballena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punta Ballena sea temperature is
26.8°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 12PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
3
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
804
776
714
688
838
838
783
773
654
661
619
610
515
515
515
515
431
425
419
347
347
307
239
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
S
5
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
W
15
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:18AM2.55m
9:02PM2.33m
9:23AM2.41m
10:19PM2.26m
10:43AM2.33m
Low Tide
2:03AM0.66m
2:44PM0.56m
3:07AM0.81m
3:54PM0.66m
4:27AM0.90m
5:15PM0.67m
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part cloud
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light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
25
27
27
27
25
26
25
25
25
26
27
27
25
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
27
28
31
29
29
27
28
27
27
27
29
28
29
28
29
28
27
28
30
29
29
30
28
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