
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballina North Wall today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 6AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballina North Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
210 | 210 | 375 | 328 | 255 | 240 | 216 | 162 | 188 | 167 | 224 | 161 | 149 | 116 | 153 | 140 | 97 | 93 | 90 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 61 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:31AM1.46m | 9:42PM1.38m | 10:09AM1.46m | 10:14PM1.25m | 10:47AM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22AM0.15m | 3:42PM0.23m | 3:52AM0.19m | 4:24PM0.32m | 4:21AM0.25m | 5:07PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 5 |
210 | 210 | 375 | 328 | 255 | 240 | 216 | 162 | 188 | 167 | 224 | 161 | 149 | 116 | 153 | 140 | 31 | 33 | 25 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 31 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 5 | E 10 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 14 | SSE 10 |
110 | 94 | 84 | 129 | 74 | 65 | 61 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 97 | 93 | 90 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 9 | SSE 16 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 12 | E 10 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | E 12 | E 14 |
13 | 6 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 27 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 24 | 56 | 61 | 30 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 248 | 189 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 67 |
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