Ballina North Wall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, looking at the Ballina North Wall forecast for the next couple of weeks. Let's get straight into it.

We've got a bit of a slow start, but there's some real quality sneaking in if you're patient. The water temp is sitting around 69°, which is bang on average for this time of year, so nothing to worry about there.

First up, the standout session is Saturday morning, 29th August. It's not the biggest day on the charts, but the quality is there. We're looking at a clean 4ft SSE swell with a 10-second period, and the wind is a light SSW cross-off. That's a major positive – it'll be clean, lined up, and all yours. The combined energy is moderate at 396. It's an advanced spot, so the crowd factor is 'sometimes', but with conditions like that, you'll want to get in early.

Sunday the 30th sees a bump in size to 7ft, but the wind is a messy cross-shore from the S at 12 mph, making it a bit of a slog. It's borderline, but if you're desperate, there's some energy there (642).

Now, mark your calendar for Tuesday morning, 1st September. This is the real jewel. The swell drops to 3ft, but it's a clean SSE groundswell with an 11-second period, and the wind is glass. Dead calm. Combined energy is a solid 368. It'll be small, but the conditions will be absolutely perfect – smooth, clean, and empty. This is the one for the longboard or a funboard.

The week after that gets pretty ordinary. We've got a few mornings with clean conditions and small waves, like Wednesday 2nd September (3ft, cross-off) and Thursday 3rd (2ft, glassy), but the energy is low. There's a long gap of poor quality from the 4th right through to the 9th, with a mix of weak swell and strong onshore winds. Not worth paddling out for.

Then, another promising session pops up on Thursday morning, 10th September. It's a bit far out, so take it with a grain of salt, but the signs are good. A 5ft SSE groundswell with a 12-second period, and again, glassy conditions with zero wind. Combined energy is a moderate 560. That's a recipe for a very clean, fun morning at the wall. The wind stays clean, and the swell has some push.

After that, the 11th and 12th look messy again, with strong cross-shore winds and a drop in quality. The 12th afternoon even sees a 7ft short-period swell (6 seconds) – that's more of a messy, wind-blown thing, probably not great for a paddle.

So, to sum it up: the best of the best is Tuesday 1st September morning for the glassy perfection, and Thursday 10th September morning for a bit more size and the same clean conditions. The rest of the window is a mixed bag of average to poor.

Keep your eyes on the horizon,
Rusty

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