Surf spot
Balao
Forecast conditions and map view for Balao in Ecuador. Open the interactive surf map to inspect wind, waves, and nearby spots.
- Country
- Ecuador
- Coordinates
- 0.9845, -79.6764

Surf spot
Forecast conditions and map view for Balao in Ecuador. Open the interactive surf map to inspect wind, waves, and nearby spots.
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| 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | |
| Wave height (m) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Wave direction | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Wave period (s) | 11 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 10.8 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11 |
| Wave energy (kJ) | 56 | 76 | 53 | 39 | 49 | 48 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 38 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 6.8 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 13 | 11.2 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 15.1 | 14.5 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 4 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 12.6 | 13 | 9.2 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 8 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 1 | 14 | 11.3 | 8.7 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 7 | 13.4 | 11.8 | 6.6 |
| Wind direction | SGlassy | SEGlassy | SSEGlassy | SEGlassy | WNWGlassy | WCross | WGlassy | EGlassy | ESEGlassy | NNWGlassy | NEGlassy | NNWGlassy | NWCross-on | NWCross-on | WNWGlassy | WSWCross-off | SSWGlassy | SSWGlassy | SGlassy | NNWOnshore | NWCross-on | NWCross-on | WCross | SWGlassy | SSWGlassy | SSWGlassy | SSWGlassy | NNWOnshore | NWCross-on | WCross | SWCross-off | SSWOffshore | SSWOffshore | SSWOffshore | SSWOffshore | SOffshore | SWCross-off | WSWCross-off | WCross | SSEOffshore | SOffshore | SGlassy | SSEGlassy | NWGlassy | NWCross-on | WNWCross-on | SWCross-off | SOffshore | SGlassy | SSEOffshore | SSEGlassy | SSWGlassy | SWCross-off | WNWCross-on | WSWCross-off | SWCross-off |