Punta Ballena surf break

Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 13 Apr 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
26.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 11PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)--
Afternoon (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)161616161515151515151818171616161616161515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)162160193193186181176174220223152207202339371371367362353335322314309309
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
S
10
SW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
S
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
WSW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:18-------6:16--
Sunset6:24-------6:23-------6:23-------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272525252525272827252524242427272725252424242727
Feels °C (?)292829282829303029272827272731292928292827273028
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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