Surf Forecasts:
Punta Ballenas surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, WSW swell with 392 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Punta Ballenas this week:
The surf forecast for Punta Ballenas over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Punta Ballenas in the next 16 days are 0.9m 16s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Punta Ballenas over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 301 | 301 | 194 | 186 | 140 | 114 | 83 | 79 | 89 | 109 | 176 | 175 | 124 | 169 | 261 | 169 | 248 | 167 | 208 | 134 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:32AM1.38m | 10:54PM1.36m | 11:00AM1.34m | 00:20AM1.43m | 12:26PM1.39m | 1:28AM1.56m | 1:35PM1.49m | 2:22AM1.69m | 2:31PM1.60m | 3:07AM1.81m | 3:19PM1.69m | 3:47AM1.88m | 4:03PM1.75m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11PM0.42m | 4:58AM0.68m | 5:37PM0.41m | 6:31AM0.62m | 6:54PM0.34m | 7:41AM0.51m | 7:55PM0.24m | 8:36AM0.38m | 8:45PM0.17m | 9:21AM0.26m | 9:30PM0.12m | 10:02AM0.18m | 10:11PM0.12m | ||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 301 | 301 | 194 | 186 | 140 | 114 | 83 | 79 | 50 | 109 | 176 | 14 | 100 | 169 | 261 | 169 | 248 | 167 | 208 | 134 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SW 4 | SW 20 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 5 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | SW 4 | NW 11 | NW 12 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 79 | 69 | 89 | 36 | 20 | 175 | 124 | 123 | 15 | 84 | 48 | 9 | 30 | 35 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | — | — | NW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | SW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | NW 11 | — | SW 18 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 4 | 10 | 53 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 58 | 84 | 35 | 54 | 48 | 48 | — | 30 | — | 13 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | SW 4 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | W 3 | SW 3 | — | WSW 4 | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 40 | — | — | 51 | — | — | 13 | — | — | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 981 | 102 | 17 | 493 | 65 | 207 | 493 | 114 | 0 | 932 | 46 | 0 | 1003 | 0 | 46 | 1060 | 0 | 4 | 1003 | 0 |
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