Ballina North Wall surf break

Ballina North Wall surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 AEST
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Ballina North Wall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ballina North Wall sea temperature is
23.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ballina North Wall today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 4AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (28 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (28 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
3
3
!
3
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
2.1
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1248
1227
1187
1127
959
941
1018
682
658
584
573
470
452
452
443
443
386
340
340
284
239
198
194
194
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NE
5
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
20
NNE
10
NW
20
NNE
20
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:03PM1.30m
5:53AM1.04m
6:42PM1.41m
6:33AM1.02m
7:19PM1.50m
7:13AM1.01m
Low Tide
00:16AM0.39m
11:55AM0.17m
1:05AM0.38m
12:28PM0.18m
1:49AM0.38m
1:02PM0.19m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:55
4:55
2
3
3
1
1
1
5
18
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
18
18
17
17
16
15
18
19
18
18
18
19
18
17
19
22
21
21
21
20
20
21
21
19
19
16
15
16
13
12
14
16
14
14
13
15
13
12
14
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
2.1
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
1248
1227
1187
1127
959
941
1018
682
658
584
573
470
452
452
443
443
386
340
340
284
239
198
194
194
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
1.3
NNE
6
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
N
6
0.9
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
9
9
9
8
2
2
8
98
7
7
6
54
48
53
66
86
72
43
41
25
11
19
18
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
17
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
23
3
5
8
5
10
11
6
13
13
12
12
5
5
9
23
20
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
1.5
N
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.1
N
6
0.5
WNW
3
0.7
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
3
146
71
84
66
89
92
5
12
19
13
13
10
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
0
0
137
0
67
38
0
1
1
1
0
1
20
20
0
20
20
37
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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