
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballina North Wall today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 5AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ballina North Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | S 6 | ENE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 18 | 18 | 56 | 186 | 104 | 20 | 30 | 41 | 192 | 98 | 15 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:23PM1.64m | 8:43AM1.07m | 8:57PM1.63m | 9:18AM1.10m | 9:30PM1.60m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06AM0.28m | 2:19PM0.28m | 3:37AM0.24m | 2:58PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 12 | S 11 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
17 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 186 | 286 | 20 | 30 | 41 | 192 | 300 | 15 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 13 | NE 7 | E 6 | ENE 8 | E 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | — | E 16 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 11 | SSE 7 |
— | — | — | 1 | 13 | 59 | 146 | 208 | 192 | 161 | 104 | 458 | 431 | 347 | 258 | 98 | 776 | 332 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 236 | 235 | 203 | 189 | 137 | 66 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 26 |
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