Ballina North Wall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s talk about the Ballina North Wall over the next couple of weeks.

Alright, this forecast is a real rollercoaster—some clean little windows, but a long stretch where you’ll be better off doing something else. The first surf worth paddling out for is Tuesday morning, 1 September. The North Wall is picking up a tiny 1ft groundswell from the SSE, with a long 16-second period. The water temp is 69°, which is about average for this time of year. The wind is glassy out of the SW at 3 mph, and the combined swell energy is a moderate 233. It’s small, but with glassy conditions and that long-period groundswell wrapping into the point, it’ll be clean and fun for the advanced crew. Crowds can show up now and then.

That window closes Tuesday afternoon when a cross-onshore NNE breeze comes in. Then we hit a long quiet spell. Wednesday through to Monday, 7 September, is pretty ordinary—a few cleaner mornings but the swell is small, short-period, and shifting directions. The energy is low, mostly under 100. Surfable, but nothing to get excited about.

Tuesday, 8 September, brings bigger swell (4ft–6ft), but the wind is all wrong—cross-shore or cross-on from the NNE at 6–19 mph. Not good.

Things improve on Wednesday, 9 September afternoon. We’ve got a clean 4ft from the SSE, period 10 seconds, offshore wind from the W at 12 mph, and a solid moderate energy reading of 320. This is a good session for the experienced.

Thursday, 10 September, is a write-off with strong winds and messy conditions.

Now for the big one: Friday morning, 11 September. The swell pumps up to 10ft from the SSE, with a very long 14-second period. The wind is cross-off from the SSW at 22 mph, so it’ll be clean. The combined wave energy is a massive 3961—that’s very strong. But mate, this is too big for Ballina North Wall, even for most advanced surfers. Over 8ft puts it in expert-only territory. Same for Friday afternoon (15ft, 7524 energy) and Saturday, 12 September (8ft). Only the bravest should even look at it.

Sunday morning, 13 September, drops back to 6ft from the SSE, period 9 seconds, glassy conditions with a light NE breeze at 3 mph, energy at 494. That’s a solid, clean session for advanced surfers.

After that, the swell fades back under 3ft, with periods dropping and winds mostly onshore or cross. Nothing special.

Best bets: Wednesday 9 September afternoon or Sunday 13 September morning. Tuesday 1 September morning is a little glassy gem if you don’t mind small waves. The big stuff on 11-12 September is for experts only.

Rusty.

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