Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 12AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | W 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 146 | 131 | 194 | 298 | 295 | 271 | 329 | 662 | 540 | 510 | 705 | 803 | 793 | 773 | 637 | 588 | 602 | 594 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:24PM2.57m | 3:51AM2.72m | 4:00PM2.68m | 4:24AM2.84m | 4:36PM2.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35PM0.39m | 9:58AM0.49m | 10:09PM0.31m | 10:33AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 100 | 146 | 102 | 130 | 298 | 295 | 271 | 329 | 662 | 540 | 510 | 705 | 803 | 793 | 773 | 637 | 588 | 602 | 594 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | W 20 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 5 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 90 | 88 | 131 | 194 | 125 | 116 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 67 | 101 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | SW 9 | WSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WSW 14 | NW 13 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 80 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 24 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 14 | — | 236 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 31 | 23 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 826 | 235 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 829 | 826 | 763 | 571 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 829 | 829 | 826 | 704 |
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