Ballina North Wall surf break

Ballina North Wall surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
25.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Ballina North Wall today?

The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 4AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (29 Jan)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (29 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
2
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)1188877777777778888888899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)551311330333285295351371423444418394382382372322355383393386339347371501
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:13PM
0.97
6:16AM
1.57
6:34PM
1.00
7:16AM
1.70
7:37PM
1.05
8:08AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:04PM
0.31
1:06PM
0.41
12:13AM
0.28
2:06PM
0.32
1:15AM
0.23
2:54PM
0.24
Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise----6:11-------6:13-------6:13---
Sunset-------7:44-------7:43-------7:43
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C212122222323242524232323232424242323232222242525
Feels °C (?)202020192020212322222222212222232323242424252624
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