Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballina North Wall today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 12AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ballina North Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
232 | 191 | 99 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 47 | 31 | 59 | 45 | 35 | 57 | 67 | 59 | 59 | 49 | 49 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:23AM0.89m | 3:12PM1.25m | 2:44AM0.83m | 4:26PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32PM0.69m | 7:40AM0.48m | 10:22PM0.69m | 8:40AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
232 | 191 | 99 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 39 | 31 | 59 | 45 | 35 | 57 | 67 | 59 | 59 | 49 | 49 | 71 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 |
4 | 9 | 55 | 37 | 43 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | E 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 |
— | 9 | 21 | 41 | 35 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 |
— | 102 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 189 | 278 | 60 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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