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Punta Ballena Surf Photo: 'javier zambrano ' by javier zambrano

Issued: 6 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Punta Ballena sea temperature is

26.7° C

2.6°

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW
	15 s	cross- off	4 s	15 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Punta Ballena around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	NW
	15 s	cross	4 s	15 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Punta Ballena around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	NW
	15 s	cross	4 s	15 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Punta Ballena around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	NW
	15 s	cross	4 s	15 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Punta Ballena around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	NW
	15 s	cross	4 s	15 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Punta Ballena around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	NW
	15 s	cross- off	4 s	15 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Punta Ballena around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	NW
	15 s	cross- off	4 s	15 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 August at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Punta Ballena around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW
	15 s	cross- off	4 s	15 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 August at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Punta Ballena around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	NNW
	15 s	cross- off	4 s	15 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 August at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Punta Ballena around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	N
	15 s	cross- off	4 s	15 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 August at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Punta Ballena around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	N
	14 s	cross- off	4 s	14 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 August at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Punta Ballena around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	N
	14 s	cross	5 s	14 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 August at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Punta Ballena around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	N
	14 s	cross	5 s	14 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 August at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Punta Ballena around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	N
	14 s	cross- off	5 s	14 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 August at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Punta Ballena around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	N
	14 s	cross- off	5 s	14 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 August at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Punta Ballena around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	N
	14 s	cross- off	5 s	14 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 August at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Punta Ballena around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	N
	14 s	cross- off	5 s	14 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 August at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Punta Ballena around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 minutes after high water (at high spring tide). Tide height was 3.1m (10.2 ft). Range 3.57m (11.7 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Punta Ballena Surf Photo: 'javier zambrano ' by javier zambrano

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User: javier zambrano (3 photos)

Country: Ecuador (122 photos)

Photo taken at: 7:08 am 5 Aug 2015

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