Surf Forecasts:
Ballina North Wall surf forecast from 3 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 8 Nov, 11PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, SSE swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 8 Nov, 8PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, SSE swell with 1,071 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 3 Nov, 5PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ballina North Wall this week:
The surf forecast for Ballina North Wall over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 03) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ballina North Wall in the next 16 days are 3.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 08) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 8s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 08) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Tue 3rd Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sun 8th Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sun 8th Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ballina North Wall over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 24 | 75 | 101 | 74 | 64 | 48 | 56 | 53 | 195 | 383 | 50 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 1051 | 740 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:24AM0.92m | 4:28PM1.35m | 5:31AM1.03m | 5:31PM1.30m | 6:23AM1.16m | 6:25PM1.27m | 7:08AM1.29m | 7:11PM1.23m | 7:49AM1.41m | 7:52PM1.18m | 8:28AM1.50m | 8:30PM1.13m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:22PM0.23m | 9:48AM0.38m | 11:18PM0.18m | 11:07AM0.35m | 00:04AM0.15m | 12:15PM0.30m | 00:45AM0.13m | 1:13PM0.27m | 1:21AM0.12m | 2:03PM0.26m | 1:54AM0.12m | 2:49PM0.27m | 2:26AM0.14m | ||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | — | — | 16 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 26 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 6 | N 7 | E 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | N 5 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 24 | 18 | 101 | 74 | 32 | 48 | 56 | 39 | 50 | 383 | 363 | 164 | 96 | 57 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 4 | E 9 | S 8 | E 9 | NNE 6 | NE 12 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 28 | 39 | 53 | 18 | 50 | 50 | 17 | 60 | 49 | 58 | 24 | 36 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NNE 5 | S 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | E 8 | S 5 | S 8 | E 14 | N 6 | NNE 6 | E 9 | NE 5 | NE 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 56 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 5 | WNW 3 | W 3 | N 6 | WSW 2 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 6 | — | — | NNE 5 | N 5 | NE 5 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 75 | 7 | 2 | 64 | 1 | — | 5 | 195 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 51 | 30 | 796 | 1051 | 740 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 88 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 235 | 0 | 27 | 281 | 26 |
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