
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 2PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
431 | 425 | 419 | 347 | 312 | 307 | 239 | 232 | 277 | 222 | 178 | 175 | 175 | 176 | 170 | 153 | 149 | 149 | 198 | 217 | 209 | 201 | 179 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:43AM2.33m | 11:44PM2.30m | 12:06PM2.37m | 00:59AM2.46m | 1:18PM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27AM0.90m | 5:15PM0.67m | 5:55AM0.86m | 6:33PM0.58m | 7:10AM0.72m | 7:37PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
431 | 425 | 419 | 347 | 312 | 307 | 239 | 232 | 277 | 222 | 178 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 136 | 134 | 130 | 122 | 198 | 217 | 209 | 201 | 179 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 37 | 96 | 96 | 92 | 83 | 124 | 123 | 176 | 170 | 153 | 149 | 149 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 72 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 20 |
5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 75 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
20 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 14 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 95 | 833 | 236 | 235 | 138 | 138 | 120 | 0 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 221 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 826 | 826 | 704 | 202 |
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