Ballina North Wall Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.87° S 153.59° E

Ballina North Wall 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballina North Wall sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 6PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.5
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
E
7
1.1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
398
485
485
509
482
505
475
287
524
505
406
420
437
348
269
202
281
244
283
266
251
121
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:06PM1.27m
11:56PM1.10m
12:56PM1.24m
00:33AM0.98m
1:57PM1.23m
Low Tide
5:42AM0.28m
6:16PM0.51m
6:16AM0.35m
7:14PM0.62m
6:53AM0.42m
8:32PM0.69m
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
16
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
16
17
18
18
17
Feels °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
16
17
16
16
15
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