Ballina North Wall Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.87° S 153.59° E

Ballina North Wall 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballina North Wall sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.3° 

Ballina North Wall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ballina North Wall today (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballina North Wall at 10AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
0.4
SE
15
1.3
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
2
SSE
6
2.2
SSE
7
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
427
318
341
56
302
718
671
604
515
496
411
338
338
370
218
500
319
471
462
573
530
488
215
156
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
S
10
S
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:16AM1.21m
8:27PM1.58m
8:49AM1.28m
9:01PM1.55m
9:24AM1.34m
9:35PM1.48m
Low Tide
2:26AM0.24m
2:03PM0.27m
2:54AM0.21m
2:42PM0.24m
3:23AM0.19m
3:23PM0.24m
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:03
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5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
17
16
16
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
15
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
17
16
15
13
15
14
14
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
15
14
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