Ballina North Wall Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.87° S 153.59° E

Ballina North Wall 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ballina North Wall sea temperature is
20.8°C
0.3° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 8PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
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1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2430
2168
1882
1699
1329
1295
869
736
586
547
269
318
281
238
220
202
172
123
126
84
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
E
15
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
12:12PM1.33m
11:58PM0.91m
1:07PM1.28m
00:57AM0.82m
2:15PM1.25m
Low Tide
6:53PM0.61m
6:00AM0.46m
8:09PM0.65m
6:50AM0.53m
9:50PM0.62m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
17
18
17
15
14
17
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
21
23
20
20
19
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
15
16
16
16
14
14
14
13
20
20
17
19
19
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