Ballina North Wall surf break

Ballina North Wall surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 AEST
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Ballina North Wall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ballina North Wall sea temperature is
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballina North Wall today?

The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 12AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
4
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
1
NNE
1.4
N
1.3
N
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.6
NNE
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)13556666677899912121212121112121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5350106101695946273463753446735795971102117013141231129312491430189918992045
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
25
NNE
25
N
15
NW
15
W
20
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:17PM
1.59
8:30AM
1.31
8:59PM
1.67
9:15AM
1.23
9:46PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:52PM
0.12
2:37AM
0.18
2:29PM
0.12
3:28AM
0.18
3:09PM
0.14
4:23AM
0.22
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:03-------6:05-------6:05-
Sunset-5:25-------5:24-------5:23------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C282724232120212122222121201919202121202018171719
Feels °C (?)272522211815171819191818181718181918171816151516
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