Ballina North Wall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break down what’s heading towards Ballina.

The next couple of weeks are going to test your patience. There’s a few clean windows, but they are short, and the rest is a mix of small, choppy, or blown-out slop. Don’t get your hopes up for any long sessions.

Kicking off on Wednesday the 26th of August, the morning’s got some clean 4ft surf from the NE, with a light cross-off wind. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about. Wave energy is moderate (169). Water temp is 69°F, which is right around average for this time of year. That afternoon the wind swings onshore and it gets ugly.

Thursday the 27th is a total washout. Messy cross-shore winds and small, weak waves.

Friday the 28th of August morning is the first real bright spot. Clean conditions, light cross-off breeze, 4ft of SSE swell with a 9-second period. That’ll have some nice shape. Energy is moderate to strong (347). It’s the best looking session early on, but the onshore wind trashes it by the afternoon.

Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th are frustrating. We’ve got swell from 4ft up to 6ft, but it’s all cross-shore wind and chop. Sunday morning has 6ft of SSE swell with strong energy (751), but it’s too messy for a good paddle. The kite surfers might be having a ball, though.

Monday the 31st morning is a small highlight: clean, cross-off wind, 5ft SSE swell at 8 seconds. It’s a punchy little wave for the Wall, but the afternoon cross-shore wind messes it up.

The real standouts are two mornings in the first week of September. Tuesday the 1st of September morning is dead glassy – zero wind – with 3ft of SSE groundswell at 11 seconds. Energy is moderate (366). That’s a beautiful, clean session, small but perfect for the Wall. Then Wednesday the 2nd of September morning is glassy again, light NW breeze, 2ft SSE swell at 11 seconds. Clean, lined-up waves. Those two mornings are your best shots for a really nice, uncrowded session.

From Thursday the 3rd of September through to Wednesday the 9th of September, it’s tiny and weak – mostly under 2ft – with poor winds and cross-shore chop. That’s a long, flat gap. Not worth paddling out unless you’re desperate.

Finally, on Thursday the 10th of September, there’s a pulse of 5ft to 6ft from the N and NNE, but it’s short-period windswell (6 seconds) and onshore wind. It’s going to be lumpy and ugly. Only the diehards or kite surfers will be out.

So to put it simply: Ballina North Wall (Ballina-North-Wall) has two glassy, clean mornings on Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd September. Those are the only real standouts. Everything else is either messy, too small, or blown out. The second week is a flat, choppy write-off.

Rusty.

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