Ballina North Wall Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.87° S 153.59° E

Ballina North Wall 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballina North Wall sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.5° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 10AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (16 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.2
ESE
6
1.8
SE
6
2.1
SE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
383
431
381
303
265
210
99
273
459
242
333
478
453
453
427
427
414
450
423
473
447
456
490
323
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
15
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:14PM1.53m
10:40AM1.31m
10:50PM1.38m
11:22AM1.29m
11:23PM1.23m
12:06PM1.27m
Low Tide
4:38AM0.17m
4:43PM0.27m
5:11AM0.22m
5:27PM0.39m
5:42AM0.28m
6:16PM0.51m
clear
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clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
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part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
15
16
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
18
18
17
18
17
Feels °C
13
12
11
12
13
14
13
11
11
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
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