Ballina North Wall 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.87° S 153.59° E

Issued: 4 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ballina North Wall sea temperature is

21.4°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ballina North Wall today (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 10AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s
Evening (26 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 26								Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	0	1	2	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	277	328	276	338	286	197	206	132	117	91	88	111	136	107	59	56	60	52	44	43	38	58	48	78
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NNW	N	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SE	ESE	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NW	NNE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide				8:56AM1.56m				9:05PM1.25m				9:37AM1.65m				9:49PM1.19m				10:21AM1.70m				10:36PM1.11m
Low Tide		2:26AM0.13m				3:17PM0.22m				3:02AM0.13m				4:06PM0.21m				3:41AM0.14m				4:59PM0.22m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—
mm	1	2	—	—	—	—	3	1	1	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1
Temp °C	21	20	21	25	29	27	21	20	19	19	19	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	22	23	22	22	21
Feels °C	21	19	21	25	30	29	19	20	19	19	20	20	18	18	18	19	19	19	21	24	23	21	22	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	E 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	S 10	S 10	S 9	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	S 8	E 7	E 9
kJ	277	167	130	247	186	61	206	132	117	91	88	66	50	273	216	133	60	52	44	43	38	47	48	78
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	—	—	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 15	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	NNE 6	E 7	E 7	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	NE 6	S 8	S 8
kJ	163	—	—	81	81	4	44	44	31	44	30	41	38	35	59	56	97	69	66	66	49	9	48	46
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 16	S 16	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14	S 11	S 11	E 13	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	SE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	SSE 6	NE 9	NNE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	9	82	3	23	23	22	16	15	15	9	3	3	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	NNE 7	SSE 3	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	E 7	—	—	—	NNE 6	—	—	—	E 7	NE 6	—
kJ	205	328	276	338	286	197	2	31	24	25	55	111	136	107	—	—	—	14	—	—	—	58	10	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	30	39	1	1	0	0	66	19	27	0	0	8	27	27	27	27	37	1	0	0	66	254	60	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1		1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	6

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