Ballina North Wall Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.87° S 153.59° E

Ballina North Wall 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballina North Wall sea temperature is
20.6°C
1.0° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 3PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (12 Oct)5ft (1.5m)5s
Evening (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
N
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
1.4
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
6
2.5
SSE
7
2.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
46
123
131
94
94
106
98
114
77
77
91
51
36
40
39
35
115
158
309
632
680
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
20
N
15
N
10
NW
5
N
20
NNE
15
SSE
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:04AM1.55m
10:10PM1.19m
10:41AM1.55m
10:43PM1.10m
11:17AM1.51m
Low Tide
4:27PM0.28m
4:07AM0.20m
5:09PM0.35m
4:37AM0.25m
5:53PM0.42m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
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6:11
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6:09
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6:52
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17
3
2
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1
2
1
2
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Temp °C
21
26
26
24
22
22
21
21
22
23
24
20
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
21
25
23
21
19
20
20
21
23
25
23
20
23
21
19
18
16
15
14
13
13
13
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