Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballina North Wall today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 8PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ballina North Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2430 | 2168 | 1882 | 1699 | 1329 | 1295 | 869 | 736 | 586 | 547 | 269 | 318 | 281 | 238 | 220 | 202 | 172 | 123 | 126 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:12PM1.33m | 11:58PM0.91m | 1:07PM1.28m | 00:57AM0.82m | 2:15PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53PM0.61m | 6:00AM0.46m | 8:09PM0.65m | 6:50AM0.53m | 9:50PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 13 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 1042 | 869 | 736 | 586 | 547 | 269 | 318 | 281 | 238 | 220 | 202 | 172 | 123 | 126 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 13 | S 19 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 166 | 102 | 99 | 104 | 118 | 109 | 109 | 104 | 71 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | N 16 | N 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 97 | 107 | 107 | 96 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NNE 3 | NE 2 | NNE 3 | — |
| kJ | 2430 | 2168 | 1882 | 1699 | 1329 | 1295 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 247 | 247 | 79 | 66 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 66 | 37 | 0 |
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