Punta Ballena surf break

Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 -05
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Punta Ballena surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Punta Ballena sea temperature is
26.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 4PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
Period(s) (?)121212121311111113131919131310101818181813121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7171507142303030272759592827161549797949405475128
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
0
SE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:40AM
2.18
10:00PM
2.34
10:42AM
2.08
10:57PM
2.24
11:50AM
2.05
12:00AM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:41PM
0.89
4:29AM
0.83
4:40PM
1.01
5:31AM
0.86
5:46PM
1.06
6:33AM
0.82
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-------6:24-------6:24-------6:26
Sunset--6:32-------6:32-------6:32-----
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
641----------12595------
Temp. °C232324242424242425252525242424232323232424242424
Feels °C (?)252628272727272728272627262727262627262828282727
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