Surf Forecasts:
Ballina North Wall surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 30 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period, SSE swell with 698 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE 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 Friday (Aug 28) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 8s. 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 2.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 9s period and expected on Monday (Aug 31) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ballina North Wall over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, Rusty here, looking at what’s on the table for Ballina North Wall over the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it’s a bit of a mixed bag with a lot of flat spells and messy conditions to wade through. The water temp is sitting at 69°, which is pretty much spot on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
The first real standout to keep an eye on is Tuesday morning, 1st September. That morning we’ve got a clean, glassy session with the wind swinging SW at just 3 mph – that’s proper glassy, mate. Swell is coming in at 3 ft from the SSE, but the period is a decent 11 seconds, so there’s a bit of punch to it. The combined energy is moderate at 413, and with the break being a point/breakwater setup, that longer period should line up nicely. It’s not huge, but the conditions will be clean and the crowd situation is “sometimes” – so you might get a few out, but it won’t be a circus. The swell direction is SSE, which isn’t the optimum ENE, but for a clean morning, it’s still worth a paddle.
Before that, though, there’s a bit of a dry spell. Thursday morning (27 August) starts with a small 3 ft SSE swell and cross-off wind, but it’s rated poor – the period is short at 8 seconds and energy is weak at 98, so it’s not really worth suiting up. Thursday afternoon gets a touch bigger at 5 ft, but it’s cross-on and choppy, so no good. Friday and Saturday are similar – small, messy, and mostly cross or cross-on winds. Sunday and Monday don’t improve much either, with the odd clean window but tiny waves.
After Tuesday’s glassy morning, the week dries up again. Wednesday and Thursday mornings (2nd and 3rd September) are clean but tiny – 2 ft each – with low energy. Friday the 4th through to the end of the forecast is a real lull, with waves barely cracking 2 ft and mostly poor conditions. There’s even a windy Sunday on the 6th with a 6 ft NNE swell but only 6 seconds period, and 19 mph cross-shore winds – that’s more kite-surfing territory than paddle surfing, if you ask me.
So, the pick of the fortnight is hands down Tuesday morning, 1st September. The rest of the period is really quiet, with long gaps of no real surf. It’s a bit of a slow patch, but that one glassy morning should be worth the wait.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | 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 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 261 | 306 | 56 | 634 | 515 | 320 | 424 | 244 | 350 | 293 | 358 | 54 | 310 | 227 | 198 | 158 | 142 | 67 | 68 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:53PM1.59m | 8:16AM1.21m | 8:27PM1.58m | 8:49AM1.28m | 9:01PM1.55m | 9:24AM1.34m | 9:35PM1.48m | 10:01AM1.38m | 10:12PM1.39m | 10:42AM1.42m | 10:52PM1.28m | 11:30AM1.43m | 11:38PM1.16m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23PM0.32m | 2:26AM0.24m | 2:03PM0.27m | 2:54AM0.21m | 2:42PM0.24m | 3:23AM0.19m | 3:23PM0.24m | 3:54AM0.20m | 4:07PM0.27m | 4:27AM0.22m | 4:56PM0.33m | 5:04AM0.26m | 5:53PM0.41m | ||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
 | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 96 | 94 | 306 | 304 | 634 | 515 | 320 | 54 | 140 | 143 | 92 | 358 | 26 | 24 | 227 | 198 | 158 | 142 | 119 | 85 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 71 | 51 | 36 | 54 | 59 | 4 | 37 | 37 | 44 | 41 | 54 | 99 | 208 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | N 10 | NE 12 | S 9 | NE 14 | NE 13 | ENE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | NE 11 | NE 4 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 18 | 24 | 56 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 142 | 45 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | S 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | NE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 269 | 261 | — | — | — | — | — | 424 | 244 | 350 | 293 | — | 339 | 310 | — | — | — | 12 | 14 | 26 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 0 | 26 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 254 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 1 |
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