Ballina North Wall Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.87° S 153.59° E

Ballina North Wall 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballina North Wall sea temperature is
20.8°C
0.3° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 7AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
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3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1329
1393
869
687
614
287
269
275
281
238
220
230
172
123
126
102
80
66
54
32
32
23
52
74
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SE
15
E
15
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:58PM0.91m
1:07PM1.28m
00:57AM0.82m
2:15PM1.25m
2:37AM0.78m
3:31PM1.26m
Low Tide
6:00AM0.46m
8:09PM0.65m
6:50AM0.53m
9:50PM0.62m
7:59AM0.58m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:39
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
14
17
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
20
23
20
20
19
18
17
18
22
22
22
20
19
Feels °C
12
12
11
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
19
21
18
19
19
17
15
16
20
19
19
16
16
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