
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 22s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 21s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 21s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 3AM is: 0.4m 24s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 22s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 21s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 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) | NW 16 | SW 24 | WSW 24 | WSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
68 | 143 | 218 | 217 | 141 | 141 | 185 | 305 | 404 | 305 | 260 | 176 | 223 | 336 | 332 | 332 | 332 | 329 | 309 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 |
42 | 121 | 123 | 126 | 97 | 94 | 97 | 99 | 128 | 130 | 106 | 108 | 90 | 336 | 332 | 332 | 332 | 329 | 309 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | WSW 24 | WSW 24 | SW 24 | NW 16 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
68 | 67 | 218 | 217 | 141 | 64 | 185 | 305 | 404 | 305 | 260 | 176 | 223 | 90 | 63 | 58 | 54 | 56 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 25 | SW 24 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SW 24 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WSW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
63 | 143 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 141 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 21 | 41 | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | WSW 11 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
43 | 68 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 71 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | 2 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 777 | 704 | 138 | 84 | 80 | 0 | 95 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 826 | 235 | 0 |
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