Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 9PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 55 | 42 | 42 | 54 | 41 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 61 | 98 | 102 | 100 | 102 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:03PM2.29m | 2:41AM2.40m | 2:46PM2.44m | 3:18AM2.57m | 3:24PM2.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21PM0.62m | 8:44AM0.78m | 9:00PM0.49m | 9:22AM0.63m | 9:35PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 56 | 55 | 42 | 42 | 54 | 17 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 102 | 100 | 102 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 4 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 62 | 62 | 44 | 61 | 98 | 44 | 90 | 88 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | SW 10 | WSW 19 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | WNW 12 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 63 | 41 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | W 4 | — | — | W 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 49 | 55 | 36 | 24 | 20 | — | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 826 | 833 | 235 | 235 | 97 | 80 | 0 | 235 | 847 | 1071 | 236 | 391 | 138 | 84 | 0 | 235 | 847 | 873 |
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