Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballina North Wall today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 1AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ballina North Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
45 | 45 | 44 | 35 | 78 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 73 | 71 | 66 | 62 | 61 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:44AM0.83m | 4:26PM1.30m | 4:35AM0.84m | 5:22PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22PM0.69m | 8:40AM0.52m | 11:39PM0.63m | 9:52AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
45 | 45 | 44 | 35 | 78 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 73 | 71 | 45 | 62 | 61 | 59 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
28 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 27 | 18 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 14 | E 13 | ESE 7 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 48 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 5 | — | — | — | — |
8 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 35 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 38 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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