
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballina North Wall today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 10AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballina North Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 112 | 192 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:53AM1.20m | 8:16PM1.82m | 8:37AM1.26m | 8:58PM1.76m | 9:19AM1.30m | 9:37PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11AM0.19m | 1:39PM0.14m | 2:52AM0.14m | 2:28PM0.11m | 3:29AM0.12m | 3:14PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | E 9 |
87 | 85 | 83 | 196 | 182 | 149 | 146 | 141 | 98 | 94 | 61 | 55 | 112 | 212 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 253 | 253 | 43 | 42 | 98 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | S 9 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | S 19 |
16 | 43 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 61 | 66 | 60 | 61 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NNE 6 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 7 | N 10 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 17 | S 15 | S 19 | NE 9 |
29 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 7 | — | — | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 31 | 128 | — | — | 257 | 294 | 333 | 302 | — | 357 | 334 | 257 | 112 | 192 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 32 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 19 | 8 |
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