
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballina North Wall today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 9PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ballina North Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
201 | 178 | 149 | 134 | 135 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 152 | 148 | 150 | 150 | 154 | 117 | 163 | 221 | 265 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:05PM1.40m | 6:41AM1.12m | 6:43PM1.44m | 7:13AM1.23m | 7:19PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32AM0.47m | 00:43AM0.30m | 12:19PM0.39m | 1:11AM0.24m | 1:03PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
61 | 86 | 46 | 134 | 135 | 123 | 123 | 43 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 40 | 148 | 150 | 150 | 154 | 117 | 163 | 221 | 265 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | S 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
55 | 178 | 104 | 34 | 76 | 38 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 58 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | — | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | S 10 | SSE 15 | E 12 | — | N 9 | — | E 12 | S 18 | N 12 | S 18 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | S 10 | NE 8 | S 16 | — |
201 | — | 23 | 84 | 8 | 44 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 54 | 10 | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — |
134 | 155 | 149 | — | — | — | — | 121 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 152 | — | — | — | — | 61 | 63 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 491 | 621 | 618 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 189 | 282 | 79 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 79 | 79 | 1 |
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