
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballina North Wall today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 5AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ballina North Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 9 | E 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
150 | 150 | 119 | 154 | 255 | 288 | 308 | 254 | 203 | 167 | 118 | 89 | 82 | 82 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 63 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:46PM1.65m | 6:09AM1.04m | 6:41PM1.75m | 7:05AM1.12m | 7:30PM1.81m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.36m | 11:45AM0.27m | 1:28AM0.26m | 12:45PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 9 | NNE 7 | E 9 |
150 | 150 | 119 | 151 | 147 | 123 | 123 | 254 | 203 | 167 | 118 | 89 | 68 | 53 | 41 | 57 | 50 | 63 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | E 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 120 | 103 | 103 | 106 | 78 | 82 | 82 | 57 | 2 | 59 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | E 13 | S 8 | E 13 | E 13 | SW 5 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 |
8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | W 3 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NNE 7 | — | WNW 3 |
37 | 71 | 103 | 154 | 255 | 288 | 308 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 51 | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 189 | 189 | 251 | 240 | 254 | 254 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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