Ballina North Wall surf break

Ballina North Wall surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 01 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
24.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Ballina North Wall today?

The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 12PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jan)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (01 Jan)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (01 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s

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

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Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sun
04
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
0
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)121312121212121211111111101099991099888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104210751025805723723655583483303297224184170213232237237108641261229694
Wind
(km/h)
0
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sun
04
Sunrise5:50-------5:50-------5:50-------
Sunset---7:46-------7:46-------7:46----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
111--442111111111-------
Temp. °C232525252422222223232323222221212021222322222221
Feels °C (?)262626252624232223232323222121222223232322222321
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