
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballina North Wall today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 9AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ballina North Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
722 | 761 | 717 | 644 | 533 | 432 | 337 | 24 | 315 | 265 | 259 | 265 | 348 | 452 | 515 | 452 | 423 | 353 | 312 | 255 | 205 | 134 | 86 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:32AM1.26m | 7:44PM1.47m | 8:13AM1.38m | 8:24PM1.43m | 8:51AM1.47m | 9:02PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27AM0.15m | 1:28PM0.21m | 2:04AM0.12m | 2:17PM0.18m | 2:37AM0.11m | 3:02PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NNE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
37 | 38 | 717 | 644 | 533 | 432 | 337 | 348 | 315 | 265 | 259 | 265 | 348 | 452 | 515 | 452 | 423 | 353 | 312 | 255 | 205 | 101 | 86 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
18 | 17 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 79 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 123 | 30 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 12 | NE 19 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | NE 11 | NE 16 |
4 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 5 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
722 | 761 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 30 | 104 | 117 | 152 | 191 | 212 | 181 | 141 | 121 | 134 | 83 | 65 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 135 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1304 | 1304 | 166 | 135 | 63 | 39 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 38 |
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