Ballina North Wall surf break

Ballina North Wall surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 18 May 2026 AEST
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Ballina North Wall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ballina North Wall sea temperature is
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ballina North Wall today?

The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 7AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 May)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (18 May)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
0
!
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
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3
3
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1124
1062
1075
1004
1019
940
958
1114
912
932
923
1422
1348
1212
1117
1004
821
712
627
550
541
414
354
301
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:04AM1.09m
9:37PM1.78m
9:57AM1.02m
10:28PM1.73m
10:54AM0.95m
Low Tide
3:29AM0.17m
2:49PM0.12m
4:25AM0.18m
3:38PM0.16m
5:22AM0.19m
4:31PM0.21m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
4
3
2
2
2
3
7
7
5
2
4
4
1
2
1
2
3
Temp °C
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
21
20
20
19
18
17
17
19
20
20
18
16
19
20
20
19
20
19
18
18
17
18
19
20
22
20
19
16
15
15
15
16
15
15
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
Energy kJ
977
912
932
923
1422
1348
1212
1117
1004
821
712
627
550
541
414
354
301
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
7
0.9
NNE
7
Energy kJ
162
82
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
1.5
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
7
2.1
N
7
0.8
WNW
4
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SSW
4
1
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.8
S
7
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
Energy kJ
1124
1062
1075
1004
1019
940
958
1114
156
176
298
401
16
9
12
13
59
152
343
997
1380
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
189
143
135
135
310
143
254
261
189
189
38
1
0
1
1
4
0
0
0
8
26
26
26
26
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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