Punta Ballena Surf Break

Punta Ballena, Ecuador Weather Observations

Lat Long: 0.18° S 80.33° W

Issued: 12 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punta Ballena sea temperature is
27.5° C

2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Punta Ballena surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Punta Ballena based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Punta Ballena right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Punta Ballena

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Manta/Eloy Alfaro International Airport

93 km S190 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
calm
(4 km/h at 230°)
25 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
-
-

Latacunga

196 km ESE3200 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 112°)
0
8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Latacunga/Cotopaxi Airport

207 km ESE2768 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
wind obs. (6 kph from 10 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
7 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken

Quito New International Airport

221 km E2400 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
calm
(4 km/h at 1°)
12 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken

Guayaquil/José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport

222 km SSE211 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the SSW
(9 km/h at 200°)
25 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
broken

Salinas/Gen Ulpi Airport

234 km S8 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
light winds from the SSW
(19 km/h at 200°)
25 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
scattered
-

AEP Yuracrucito

256 km ENE2952 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
5
light winds from the SSE
(7 km/h at 157°)
15
10.5 °C-
-
-
-
0

Tumaco/la Florid

283 km NE6 m above sea level

3 hours ago
clear-
0
calm
(2 km/h at 1°)
24 °C


Shell Mera Airport

291 km ESE2474 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainLight rain
wind obs. (6 kph from 340 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
18 °C1.0
1.0
scattered
broken
overcast

Ipiales/San Luis Airport

322 km ENE2905 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearMist -
5
calm
(4 km/h at 250°)
VV °C2.0
2.0


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Punta Ballena and within an acceptable time window.

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