Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballina North Wall today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 12AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballina North Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 223 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 143 | 143 | 188 | 197 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:58PM1.76m | 9:19AM1.30m | 9:37PM1.67m | 10:00AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28PM0.11m | 3:29AM0.12m | 3:14PM0.13m | 4:05AM0.13m | 3:59PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
65 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 302 | 257 | 295 | 441 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 16 | S 19 | S 10 | S 10 |
43 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | S 20 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 19 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | S 19 | N 8 | S 19 | SSE 19 |
28 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
106 | 157 | 257 | 309 | — | — | — | 723 | 440 | 372 | 324 | 264 | 223 | 238 | 197 | 170 | 143 | 143 | 188 | 197 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 79 | 79 | 38 | 38 |
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