Ballina North Wall 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.87° S 153.59° E

Issued: 3 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ballina North Wall sea temperature is

20.4° C

Ballina North Wall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ballina North Wall today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 11AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	10s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	10s
Evening (20 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	!	!	!	!	0	1	2	1	2	3	3	2	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	4082	3720	3336	2787	2254	1882	1730	1618	1479	1178	961	942	698	552	541	434	544	513	502	417	367	364	311	311
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	SW	WSW	W	N	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide	00:04AM1.31m				12:52PM1.12m				00:43AM1.16m					1:49PM1.13m				1:25AM1.03m				2:55PM1.17m
Low Tide			6:37AM0.22m				6:45PM0.45m					7:15AM0.28m				7:47PM0.56m				7:55AM0.33m				9:04PM0.63m


	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	18	18	18	17	16	16	17	19	18	18
Feels °C	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	15	15	16	16	15	16	16	17	18	17	15	16	17	18	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	ESE 10	SSE 13	S 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	56	50	44	37	58	1882	55	77	1479	1178	961	942	698	552	541	434	544	513	502	417	367	364	311	311
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 13	SSE 13	—	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ESE 9	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	89	57	—	73	75	73	72	70	104	82	80	158	58	36	36	35	31	31	31	32
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	S 21	S 20	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	E 9	SSE 15	SE 15	E 9	S 14	S 14	S 13	E 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	9	8	64	61	59	59	26	22	8	15	4	4	4	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	4082	3720	3336	2787	2254	—	1730	1618	—	—	—	—	—	—	391	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Lennox Head NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Lennox Head NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Ballina North Wall NSW - North Coast	Ballina North Wall NSW - North Coast	Ballina North Wall NSW - North Coast	Ballina South Wall NSW - North Coast	Ballina South Wall NSW - North Coast	Ballina South Wall NSW - North Coast	Sharps Beach NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	247	203	66	66	66	27	27	27	27	27	8	27	27	8	26	26	26	0	0	0	1	1	1	4
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales			Turners Beach	Turners Beach	Turners Beach	Wategos	The Pass	Emerald Beach	Angourie Point	Angourie Point	Lennox Head	Evans Head-South Wall	Emerald Beach	Angourie Point	Emerald Beach	Mullaway	Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock	Tallows Beach	Black Rock	Black Rock
Rating (10 max)			4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	6	5	5

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