Punta Ballena Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.18° S 80.33° W

Punta Ballena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Punta Ballena sea temperature is
27.0° C
2.8° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 24s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 6PM is: 0.4m 24s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)24s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
SW
24
0.4
WSW
24
0.4
WSW
24
0.4
SW
24
0.4
SW
24
0.4
WSW
22
0.6
WSW
21
0.7
WSW
21
0.6
WSW
21
0.5
WSW
21
0.4
WSW
21
0.5
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
69
68
143
218
217
141
141
185
305
404
305
260
176
223
336
332
332
332
329
309
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:34AM2.28m
11:24PM2.09m
11:36AM2.20m
00:32AM2.08m
12:39PM2.20m
Low Tide
5:05PM0.81m
5:22AM1.03m
6:08PM0.82m
6:29AM1.04m
7:08PM0.77m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
26
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
29
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
29
28
28
28
27
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