Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballina North Wall today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 2PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ballina North Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | 98 | 86 | 101 | 99 | 93 | 75 | 88 | 104 | 87 | 105 | 105 | 99 | 108 | 108 | 128 | 125 | 116 | 149 | 137 | 153 | 196 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:35AM0.84m | 5:22PM1.38m | 5:44AM0.90m | 6:06PM1.45m | 6:31AM0.98m | 6:44PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52AM0.53m | 00:24AM0.55m | 10:59AM0.50m | 00:58AM0.46m | 11:55AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 |
56 | 98 | 86 | 101 | 99 | 93 | 75 | 75 | 62 | 70 | 105 | 105 | 99 | 108 | 108 | 128 | 125 | 116 | 149 | 137 | 153 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | S 9 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 16 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 73 | 88 | 71 | 81 | 76 | 68 | 89 | 114 | 110 | 104 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 51 | 50 | 32 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 9 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 17 | NE 16 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 88 | 104 | 87 | 71 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | NE 8 |
— | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | 196 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 39 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 148 | 254 | 60 | 235 |
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