Ballina North Wall Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.87° S 153.59° E

Ballina North Wall 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballina North Wall sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.5° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 11AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (19 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
475
281
579
505
705
578
388
303
238
263
283
318
308
265
226
117
97
54
59
59
56
62
59
48
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
0
ENE
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
10
N
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:56PM1.10m
12:56PM1.24m
00:33AM0.98m
1:57PM1.23m
1:23AM0.89m
3:12PM1.25m
Low Tide
6:16AM0.35m
7:14PM0.62m
6:53AM0.42m
8:32PM0.69m
7:40AM0.48m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
18
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
15
14
15
15
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
17
17
16
15
16
15
15
15
16
14
14
13
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