Playa de Punta Blanca

Santa Elena, Ecuador

Right now

Conditions at 3:00 PM Ecuador Time.

Poor

Ankle-high (0.4 m) at 8 s, heading toward NE, with moderate cross-onshore wind toward E.

Swell

0.4 m

NE

8 s

Wind

14 km/h

E

Cross-onshore

Tide

0.9 m

Rising

Weather

29 °C

Overcast

28 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Saturday, September 19, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

0.5 m · 4 s

NE

8 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.3 m

Overcast · 25 °C

1 AM

Poor

0.5 m · 4 s

NE

8 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.1 m

Overcast · 26 °C

2 AM

Poor

0.5 m · 4 s

NE

7 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1 m

Overcast · 25 °C

3 AM

Poor

0.5 m · 5 s

NE

7 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1 m

Overcast · 25 °C

4 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 5 s

NE

8 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.1 m

Overcast · 25 °C

5 AM

Fair

0.4 m · 5 s

NE

8 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

1.3 m

Overcast · 25 °C

6 AM

Fair

0.4 m · 5 s

NE

7 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

1.5 m

Overcast · 25 °C

7 AM

Fair

0.4 m · 5 s

NE

6 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

1.6 m

Overcast · 25 °C

8 AM

Fair

0.4 m · 5 s

NE

3 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.7 m

Overcast · 26 °C

9 AM

Fair

0.4 m · 5 s

NE

2 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

1.7 m

Overcast · 28 °C

10 AM

Fair

0.4 m · 5 s

NE

5 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

ESE

Onshore

1.6 m

Overcast · 29 °C

11 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 5 s

NE

11 km/h · 27 km/h gusts

ESE

Onshore

1.5 m

Overcast · 30 °C

12 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 5 s

NE

14 km/h · 33 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

1.3 m

Overcast · 31 °C

1 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 5 s

NE

16 km/h · 37 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

1.1 m

Overcast · 30 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 6 s

NE

16 km/h · 38 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

1 m

Overcast · 30 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 8 s

NE

14 km/h · 37 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

0.9 m

Overcast · 29 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 9 s

NE

14 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

1 m

Overcast · 29 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 9 s

NE

15 km/h · 32 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

1.1 m

Light drizzle · 27 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 10 s

NE

15 km/h · 33 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

1.2 m

Light drizzle · 26 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 10 s

NE

15 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

1.4 m

Light drizzle · 26 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 10 s

NE

12 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.6 m

Overcast · 25 °C

9 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 9 s

NE

11 km/h · 25 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.7 m

Light drizzle · 25 °C

10 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 9 s

NE

11 km/h · 22 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.7 m

Overcast · 25 °C

11 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 8 s

NE

12 km/h · 22 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.6 m

Overcast · 25 °C

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