
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 2AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WSW 15 | NW 12 | W 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
120 | 120 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 102 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 87 | 116 | 167 | 154 | 161 | 225 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:33PM2.25m | 2:04AM2.44m | 2:16PM2.42m | 2:40AM2.63m | 2:55PM2.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45PM0.70m | 8:13AM0.73m | 8:24PM0.56m | 8:50AM0.54m | 9:01PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 4 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 4 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WSW 15 |
120 | 120 | 82 | 81 | 12 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 102 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 10 | 116 | 124 | 154 | 152 | 225 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NW 5 | SSW 9 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | NW 12 |
16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 78 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 54 | 46 | 87 | 102 | 167 | 113 | 161 | 147 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SSW 9 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 13 | SW 4 | NW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 9 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 68 | 10 | 2 | 61 | 61 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
28 | 24 | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 10 | 16 | 22 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 930 | 763 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 930 | 84 | 80 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 704 | 571 | 571 | 235 |
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