Ballina North Wall Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.87° S 153.59° E

Ballina North Wall 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballina North Wall sea temperature is
20.1° C
0.4° 

Ballina North Wall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ballina North Wall today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 11AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
0.8
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
280
310
300
273
232
232
191
55
57
59
59
47
55
59
44
47
70
81
75
70
74
84
81
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
N
15
NE
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:33AM0.98m
1:57PM1.23m
1:23AM0.89m
3:12PM1.25m
2:44AM0.83m
4:26PM1.30m
Low Tide
6:53AM0.42m
8:32PM0.69m
7:40AM0.48m
10:22PM0.69m
8:40AM0.52m
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
19
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
15
15
14
15
17
16
15
14
13
14
14
15
16
14
14
13
14
13
14
16
18
17
17
17
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