Ballina North Wall surf break

Ballina North Wall surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
24.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Ballina North Wall today?

The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 3AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
NE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
NE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
0.8
SE
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
SE
1
SE
1
SE
Period(s) (?)777777777666666687777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1211561541811531531632051921551101441107513517088777410888109129129
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
S
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
0
E
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
30
ESE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscrossononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:58PM
0.90
7:47AM
1.51
7:50PM
0.94
8:25AM
1.59
8:36PM
0.97
9:01AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:34AM
0.37
2:37PM
0.48
1:22AM
0.35
3:14PM
0.40
2:07AM
0.32
3:49PM
0.33
Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----6:01-------6:01-------6:03---
Sunset-------7:47-------7:47-------7:46
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
--1-----11---1334222-241
Temp. °C242424242527272625252524242726262524232323242224
Feels °C (?)252627252828272625262726283130292827272625252023
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