Ballina North Wall surf break

Ballina North Wall surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 22 May 2026 AEST
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Ballina North Wall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ballina North Wall sea temperature is
23.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballina North Wall today?

The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 4PM is: 5.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (22 May)18ft (5.5m)11s
Evening (22 May)16ft (5.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
0
0
0
0
!
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!
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!
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0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
5.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
12
3.5
ESE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
ESE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2990
3533
3562
6990
7519
6806
6359
5488
4732
4592
4867
3826
5029
4758
4248
4196
3548
3030
2793
2529
2283
2155
1969
1910
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
40
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:06PM0.87m
1:18AM1.41m
2:21PM0.89m
2:20AM1.29m
3:32PM0.97m
3:22AM1.20m
Low Tide
7:21AM0.20m
6:34PM0.33m
8:20AM0.20m
7:45PM0.38m
9:14AM0.19m
9:01PM0.40m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:58
4:58
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
18
19
20
19
19
18
18
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
19
21
21
21
20
20
19
19
10
11
11
12
11
12
13
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
16
16
18
18
19
18
19
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
0.3
SSW
13
3.5
ESE
12
4
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
0.2
S
18
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
Energy kJ
822
1344
2103
35
3826
4248
3716
3548
27
2793
2529
2283
2155
1969
1910
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
48
31
6
21
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
5.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
12
1.8
S
9
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
ESE
11
Energy kJ
2990
3533
3562
6990
7519
6806
6359
5488
4732
4592
4867
481
5029
4758
4196
3030
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
5
4
8
5
9
4
2
4
5
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
83
248
667
667
703
203
79
247
83
203
578
594
66
66
66
66
27
27
27
27
27
8
8
8
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
5
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
8
5
9
4
4
6
6
6
4
7
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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