Ballina North Wall surf break

Ballina North Wall surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 21 May 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
23.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ballina North Wall today?

The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 7AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 21). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (21 May)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, moderate winds from the S by Sat night).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
2.5
SE
12
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
262
219
223
223
219
1534
1791
1914
2470
3008
3079
3728
2068
7483
7500
6640
4968
4086
3695
3213
2975
2985
3013
2964
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
45
S
45
S
40
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:21PM1.65m
11:56AM0.89m
00:18AM1.53m
1:06PM0.87m
1:18AM1.41m
2:21PM0.89m
Low Tide
6:21AM0.20m
5:29PM0.27m
7:21AM0.20m
6:34PM0.33m
8:20AM0.20m
7:45PM0.38m
clear
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rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:58
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
18
19
20
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
17
19
20
20
22
21
21
20
10
9
10
13
13
14
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
15
15
15
17
16
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.5
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
0.4
E
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
SSW
13
3.5
SE
11
Energy kJ
262
219
223
223
219
181
173
143
116
90
625
1243
2068
28
18
35
2964
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
68
45
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
3
S
10
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
Energy kJ
1726
1840
2046
1586
1405
1534
1791
1914
2470
3008
3079
3728
3594
7483
7500
6640
4968
4086
3695
3213
2975
2985
3013
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
5
7
3
3
5
1
2
4
4
Distance (km)
62
30
8
189
203
247
83
79
83
83
83
281
248
248
683
247
203
79
79
83
594
594
66
66
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
7
5
5
7
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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