Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballina North Wall today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 11PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ballina North Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
496 | 412 | 437 | 303 | 238 | 244 | 310 | 300 | 273 | 232 | 232 | 117 | 117 | 63 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:56PM1.24m | 00:33AM0.98m | 1:57PM1.23m | 1:23AM0.89m | 3:12PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM0.62m | 6:53AM0.42m | 8:32PM0.69m | 7:40AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
496 | 412 | 437 | 303 | 238 | 244 | 310 | 300 | 273 | 232 | 232 | 117 | 117 | 63 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 28 | 59 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | S 9 | ENE 6 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
68 | 54 | 16 | 34 | 15 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 75 | 45 | 39 | 43 | 39 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | E 13 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 13 | — | — | SSE 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | S 12 | E 9 |
35 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 27 | 3 | — | — | 10 | — | 15 | 13 | 41 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | NNE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 5 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 281 | 282 | 60 | 38 |
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