Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballina North Wall today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 4PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ballina North Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
125 | 125 | 140 | 238 | 146 | 142 | 117 | 114 | 151 | 118 | 142 | 150 | 150 | 134 | 104 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 103 | 94 | 160 | 186 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:31AM0.98m | 6:44PM1.52m | 7:09AM1.06m | 7:19PM1.57m | 7:43AM1.14m | 7:53PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55AM0.45m | 1:29AM0.37m | 12:41PM0.38m | 1:58AM0.30m | 1:23PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
125 | 125 | 140 | 52 | 146 | 142 | 117 | 114 | 151 | 118 | 142 | 150 | 150 | 134 | 104 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 103 | 94 | 160 | 186 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | N 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | NNE 6 | S 11 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
72 | 52 | 52 | 1 | 33 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 100 | 89 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 10 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 11 | S 16 | NE 9 | S 16 | SSE 16 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 8 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — |
— | — | 11 | 238 | 14 | 19 | 40 | 53 | 49 | — | 18 | — | — | — | 13 | 43 | 57 | 86 | 75 | 66 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 235 | 254 | 60 | 60 | 39 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 8 |
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