Punta Ballena surf break

Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 12 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
26.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 9PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)--
Afternoon (12 Jan)1ft (0.3m)19s
Evening (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.4
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
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
Period(s) (?)191910131010181818181312121212121211111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)59592627161549797949405596124120141134123119114106102100100
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:57PM
2.24
11:50AM
2.05
12:00AM
2.19
12:56PM
2.08
1:00AM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:40PM
1.01
5:31AM
0.86
5:46PM
1.06
6:33AM
0.82
6:51PM
1.04
7:30AM
0.74
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:26-------6:26--
Sunset6:32-------6:32-------6:34-------
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light rain
light rain
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Rain (mm)
--------------------113-
Temp. °C252525242424252525242424242426262525252424232323
Feels °C (?)272828262626272727272727272728282627272626252625
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