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 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballina North Wall sea temperature is
20.5° 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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 8AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jul)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (18 Jul)15ft (4.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat morning, light winds from the SE by Mon night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
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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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
1.9
ESE
10
3
SSE
9
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
5
SE
10
5
SE
10
5
SE
10
5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1106
1241
1415
660
1465
3630
4151
4879
4720
4538
4661
4545
3944
3627
3152
2990
2715
2400
2172
1923
1290
1365
978
913
Wind (km/h)
30
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
45
S
45
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:43PM1.62m
11:13AM1.13m
11:24PM1.47m
12:00PM1.12m
00:04AM1.31m
12:52PM1.12m
Low Tide
5:21AM0.14m
5:02PM0.24m
6:00AM0.17m
5:52PM0.34m
6:37AM0.22m
6:45PM0.45m
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clear
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
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5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
18
18
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
12
10
11
11
8
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
14
15
14
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