
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballina North Wall today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 6AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ballina North Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
161 | 133 | 130 | 109 | 107 | 85 | 83 | 336 | 336 | 308 | 147 | 685 | 357 | 1499 | 687 | 943 | 650 | 454 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:04PM1.23m | 3:22AM0.87m | 5:04PM1.32m | 4:42AM0.86m | 5:54PM1.41m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39PM0.65m | 9:30AM0.40m | 11:55PM0.62m | 10:26AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
161 | 133 | 130 | 109 | 107 | 85 | 83 | 47 | 62 | 67 | 245 | 685 | 486 | 1499 | 687 | 943 | 650 | 454 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | E 9 | S 10 | E 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 147 | 67 | 357 | 39 | 284 | 39 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 16 | E 8 | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 64 | 28 | 60 | 26 | 40 | 22 | 24 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 200 | 336 | 336 | 308 | 606 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 66 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
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