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Punta Ballena surf break

Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 01 Feb 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
26.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 4PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (01 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (01 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
NW
0.7
N
1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
Period(s) (?)13131213131312121212127888888899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)535353575858555352493747117138135206264309317340356351299292
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
0
E
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
0
SW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassglasscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglassononglasscrossglassoffoffglassononcross-
on		crosscross-
on		glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:35PM
2.85
3:47AM
2.86
4:22PM
2.99
4:33AM
2.91
5:05PM
3.05
5:17AM
2.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:15AM
0.16
9:42PM
0.38
10:02AM
0.06
10:29PM
0.29
10:46AM
0.03
11:13PM
0.24
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise-------6:31-------6:31-------6:31
Sunset--6:37-------6:37-------6:37-----
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
126151-----------121--232
Temp. °C232323232324232324262625252424242626262625252424
Feels °C (?)272727232526262627292928292727273029292929292828
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