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North wall on the East Coast is an exposed beach/Groyne/Rivermouth break that has very reliable surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the west southwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks favour rights. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care of rocks and rips.

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Overall North wall Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Use this relief map to navigate to New South Wales - East Coast surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of North wall

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to North wall:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Ballina North Wall	0 mi
Second closest break	Ballina South Wall	1 mi
Third closest break	Backsides	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Skinners (Flat Rock)	3 mi
Fifth closest break	Lennox Head	5 mi
Wave buoys nearest to North wall:
Closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4510 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4548 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4661 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4715 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	5039 mi
Tide stations nearest to North wall:
Closest tide station	Ballina, Australia	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Brunswick Heads, Australia	24 mi
Third closest tide station	Yamba, Australia	40 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Kingscliff, Australia	42 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Point Danger, Australia	49 mi
Ski Resorts closest to North wall:
Closest ski area	Selwyn Snowfields (Australia)	571 mi
Second closest ski area	Perisher (Australia)	601 mi
Third closest ski area	Charlotte Pass (Australia)	605 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Thredbo (Australia)	610 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Falls Creek (Australia)	663 mi
Town and city forecasts close to North wall:
Closest city location	East Ballina (Australia)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Ballina (Australia)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Byron Bay (Australia)	16 mi
Fourth closest city location	Goonellabah (Australia)	17 mi
Fifth closest city location	Federal (Australia)	17 mi

• The closest passenger airport to North wall is Gold Coast Coolangatta Airport (OOL) in Australia, which is 79 km (49 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to North wall is Coffs Harbour (Coff's Harbour) Airport (CFS), also in Australia, 167 km (104 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Brisbane International Airport (BNE), also in Australia, 172 km (107 miles) away.