Ballina North Wall 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.87° S 153.59° E

Issued: 3 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ballina North Wall sea temperature is

21.4°C

Ballina North Wall 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 Ballina North Wall today (23 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 10AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	18s
Evening (23 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s

Table - waves today at Ballina North Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 23								Thursday 24								Friday 25
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 8	SE 7	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 16	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	411	273	230	162	201	178	151	134	107	123	129	144	158	137	131	152	176	176	154	158	142	200	215	265
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			6:08AM1.01m				6:05PM1.40m				6:41AM1.12m				6:43PM1.44m					7:13AM1.23m				7:19PM1.46m
Low Tide	00:14AM0.38m				11:32AM0.47m				00:43AM0.30m				12:19PM0.39m					1:11AM0.24m				1:03PM0.31m


	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	18	18
Feels °C	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	18	19	18	18	17	16	17	16	16	17	17	18	17	17	17	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 19	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 11	S 11	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSE 10	E 8
kJ	7	98	86	85	61	86	46	32	107	123	41	43	46	45	63	61	176	176	154	158	142	200	32	265
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	S 10	SSE 18	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 8	SSE 11	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	S 16	SSE 10
kJ	—	34	72	120	55	178	151	84	22	38	3	3	3	3	3	3	59	57	57	56	55	33	5	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	—	N 9	E 13	SSE 19	—	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 15	S 20	—	N 9	—	—	S 18	E 12	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	S 10	NE 8	—	—
kJ	1	—	2	3	201	—	23	35	21	44	7	—	2	—	—	6	3	6	9	9	54	11	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 8	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	—	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	NE 8	NE 8	E 7	—
kJ	411	273	230	162	127	155	149	134	—	—	129	144	158	137	131	152	—	—	—	—	61	61	215	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Birdie Beach NSW - Newcastle	Voodoo NSW - Sydney South Coast	Kiama Pool NSW - Illawarra	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay QLD - Sunshine Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Ballina South Wall NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2
Distance (km)	26	26	27	517	618	694	79	27	27	27	27	282	66	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	79	1
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	Byron Bay - The Wreck	Byron Bay - The Wreck	The Pass					Gallows	Gallows	Mullaway	The Pass		Turners Beach	The Pass	The Pass	Gallows	Gallows	Black Rock	Black Rock	Gallows	The Pass	The Pass		Mullaway
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2					2	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2		2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Bunbury The groyne WA - Perth South	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	9	5

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