Punta Ballenas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 4.07° S 81.03° W

Issued: 12 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Punta Ballenas sea temperature is

27.9°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Punta Ballenas today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballenas at 7AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	13s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Evening (04 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu night).
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 17	SW 13	NW 20	WNW 20	WNW 20
Wave Graph
kJ	116	84	96	130	90	198	191	181	176	171	130	127	162	160	123	155	116	111	85	61	61	69	83	88	100	149	149
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SE	NNW	WNW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	N	N	N	NW	SW	SSW	SSW	N	NNE	N	NNW	W	SSW	SSW	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	11:40PM1.56m				12:13PM1.38m				00:39AM1.61m					1:15PM1.47m				1:28AM1.65m				2:05PM1.56m				2:10AM1.67m
Low Tide			6:11AM0.49m				6:16PM0.47m					7:08AM0.39m				7:15PM0.45m				7:54AM0.30m				8:05PM0.43m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	6:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	27	26	26	27	27	27	27	26	25	26	26	27	28	27	26	26	25	25	24	25	26	26	26	25	26	26	26
Feels °C	26	28	29	29	29	28	28	27	25	27	28	28	28	28	29	29	27	26	29	29	28	29	30	27	27	27	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 5	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	22	84	80	130	78	198	191	181	176	171	130	127	162	160	123	155	116	111	85	61	61	60	83	88	100	107	116
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	SW 7	SW 6	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	SW 4	SW 4	WSW 4	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	SW 3	SW 4	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	NW 20	WNW 20	WNW 20
kJ	116	16	10	91	90	21	21	20	20	7	4	2	17	17	17	17	17	2	2	42	42	69	72	47	97	149	149
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 15	SW 17	SW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	WNW 14	NW 13	WNW 13	NW 11	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	NW 10	WNW 13	SW 16	WNW 21	WNW 21	WNW 21	WNW 21	WNW 21	WNW 16	WNW 16	SW 4
kJ	21	47	96	21	21	5	5	5	5	18	7	17	5	12	12	13	4	17	42	45	45	45	45	43	24	24	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	WSW 5	WSW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 5	—	—	—	NNE 3	N 3	N 3	—	WSW 4	—	—	—	—	WSW 4	—	SW 3	SW 4	SW 4	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	5	10	14	13	13	—	—	—	3	1	1	—	2	—	—	—	—	2	—	2	2	4	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	46	0	0	17	207	207	207	207	207	207	0	30	173	173	49	493	207	173	0	0	173	29	49	0	52	52	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Piura	Punta Mero	Mancora	Mancora	Los Organos							Baterias	Panic Point			Baterias				Bayobar - Punta Tur	El Golf		Peña Negra	Baterias	Punta Ballenas	Zorritos	Zorritos	Punta Ballenas
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	2							4	2			3				3	3		2	3	1	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	4	5	9	9	8	7

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