Ballina North Wall Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.87° S 153.59° E

Ballina North Wall 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballina North Wall sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.2° 

Ballina North Wall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ballina North Wall today (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 6AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (27 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
7
1.4
S
6
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
116
91
96
252
268
283
311
306
310
307
270
315
634
671
604
515
415
339
320
269
218
218
180
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:43AM1.14m
7:53PM1.59m
8:16AM1.21m
8:27PM1.58m
8:49AM1.28m
9:01PM1.55m
Low Tide
1:58AM0.30m
1:23PM0.32m
2:26AM0.24m
2:03PM0.27m
2:54AM0.21m
2:42PM0.24m
rain showers
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:03
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5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
14
13
12
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
17
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
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