Ballina North Wall Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.87° S 153.59° E

Ballina North Wall 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballina North Wall sea temperature is
20.6° C
0.2° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 6AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the SE by Sun night).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
2
ESE
10
3
ESE
11
5
SE
10
5
SE
10
5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4
SE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
SE
9
3.5
ESE
9
3.5
ESE
9
4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1109
897
785
799
853
887
899
899
877
980
1094
1371
732
1853
5200
4762
4538
3627
2840
2408
2177
2259
2299
2500
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
45
S
45
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:01PM1.75m
10:26AM1.14m
10:43PM1.62m
11:13AM1.13m
11:24PM1.47m
12:00PM1.12m
Low Tide
4:42AM0.12m
4:14PM0.16m
5:21AM0.14m
5:02PM0.24m
6:00AM0.17m
5:52PM0.34m
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6:37
6:35
6:35
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5:06
5:06
5:07
 mm
3
3
3
2
2
4
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
11
12
11
11
10
10
9
10
11
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
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