
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballina North Wall today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 4AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballina North Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | 1282 | 0 | 1921 | 2168 | 2237 | 2058 | 1414 | 1136 | 956 | 785 | 683 | 587 | 557 | 742 | 894 | 1165 | 1573 | 2310 | 2820 | 1998 | 2736 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:17PM1.84m | 9:40AM1.14m | 10:01PM1.75m | 10:26AM1.14m | 10:43PM1.62m | 11:13AM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00AM0.12m | 3:25PM0.12m | 4:42AM0.12m | 4:14PM0.16m | 5:21AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | S 19 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSE 18 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | S 21 | ESE 10 | S 21 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 21 | 18 | — | — | 34 | 850 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | NNE 8 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
826 | 935 | 1128 | 1282 | 1592 | 1921 | 2168 | 2237 | 2058 | 1414 | 1136 | 956 | 785 | 683 | 587 | 557 | 742 | 894 | 1165 | 1573 | 2310 | 2820 | 1998 | 2736 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 38 | 79 | 79 | 83 | 203 | 362 | 362 | 362 | 316 | 362 | 66 | 27 | 481 | 525 | 571 | 362 | 203 | 83 | 83 | 203 | 203 | 684 | 661 |
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