Ballina North Wall 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.87° S 153.59° E

Issued: 3 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ballina North Wall sea temperature is

20.8° 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 (13 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 10PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning).
	Mon 13				Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	!	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	S 6	N 10	SSE 8	SSE 8	E 11	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	39	26	20	20	20	20	20	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	134	2	828	0	2	1026	952	744
Wind (km/h)	S	NE	N	NW	W	W	W	WSW	SW	SSE	SE	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				7:43PM1.83m				8:02AM1.09m				8:31PM1.86m				8:52AM1.12m				9:17PM1.84m				9:40AM1.14m
Low Tide	12:49PM0.17m					2:30AM0.20m				1:43PM0.13m				3:16AM0.15m				2:35PM0.11m				4:00AM0.12m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2
Temp °C	18	17	17	17	15	14	13	14	17	16	16	16	14	12	12	14	16	17	18	16	15	15	16	17
Feels °C	17	14	14	13	10	10	9	10	14	12	15	14	11	8	8	9	10	11	11	10	9	10	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 7	S 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 15	—	—	E 11	E 11	E 11	NE 10
kJ	28	29	47	31	30	25	23	22	12	5	4	7	7	9	9	9	9	4	—	—	2	2	2	4
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 12	S 16	N 10	—	—	—	—	—	E 11
kJ	39	26	18	17	10	10	20	10	10	10	10	10	5	9	9	3	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	SE 7	S 8	S 8	ESE 10	SE 7	SE 7	NE 10	N 10	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	21	20	20	20	20	20	9	6	5	2	5	5	10	2	2	4	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	W 2	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 2	SSW 5	S 4	S 5	—	—	SSW 3	S 4	S 4	S 6	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	5	3	10	—	—	8	17	33	134	427	828	1055	1081	1026	952	744
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ballina North Wall NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Sharps Beach NSW - North Coast	Sharps Beach NSW - North Coast	North wall NSW - North Coast	North wall NSW - North Coast	North wall NSW - North Coast	Coolum Beach QLD - Sunshine Coast	Bonny Hills NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Port Macquarie-Town Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Elim NSW - Port Macquarie	Bonny Hills NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Arrawarra NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	0	189	4	4	0	0	0	265	310	316	294	405	396	310	203	39	137	38	38	26	26	26	38	38
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	Broken Head		Black Rock	Lennox Head	Dreamtime	Dreamtime	Backsides									Black Rock	Arrawarra	Brunswick Heads North	Brunswick Heads North	Byron Bay - The Wreck	Byron Bay - The Wreck	Byron Bay - The Wreck	Brunswick Heads North	Brunswick Heads North
Rating (10 max)	1		1	1	1	1	1									1	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	5	4	5	7	9	8	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	6

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