
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballina North Wall today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 10PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballina North Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
83 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 223 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:16PM1.82m | 8:37AM1.26m | 8:58PM1.76m | 9:19AM1.30m | 9:37PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39PM0.14m | 2:52AM0.14m | 2:28PM0.11m | 3:29AM0.12m | 3:14PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
182 | 149 | 146 | 141 | 98 | 94 | 66 | 79 | 164 | 212 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 266 | 343 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 19 | S 19 |
83 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 43 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 6 | S 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 10 | S 20 | S 19 | S 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | S 19 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
— | — | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | 251 | 287 | 333 | 308 | 378 | 536 | 404 | 347 | 264 | 223 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 8 | 0 |
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