Surf Forecasts:
Ballina North Wall surf forecast from 27 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 30 Oct, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 30 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SSE swell with 362 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 28 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E 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 Wednesday (Oct 28) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ballina North Wall in the next 16 days are 0.9m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 30) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 01) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 28th Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Fri 30th Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Fri 30th Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ballina North Wall over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 373 | 60 | 44 | 92 | 76 | 49 | 61 | 87 | 362 | 181 | 86 | 74 | 222 | 75 | 91 | 83 | 72 | 75 | 37 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | off | cross | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:49PM1.19m | 10:21AM1.70m | 10:36PM1.11m | 11:09AM1.69m | 11:28PM1.01m | 12:02PM1.65m | 00:27AM0.93m | 1:01PM1.57m | 1:38AM0.87m | 2:06PM1.49m | 3:01AM0.86m | 3:18PM1.41m | 4:24AM0.92m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:06PM0.21m | 3:41AM0.14m | 4:59PM0.22m | 4:23AM0.17m | 5:55PM0.25m | 5:11AM0.22m | 6:57PM0.27m | 6:06AM0.27m | 8:05PM0.28m | 7:12AM0.33m | 9:15PM0.26m | 8:27AM0.37m | 10:22PM0.23m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 373 | 60 | 44 | 34 | 76 | 44 | 78 | 228 | 158 | 251 | 191 | 166 | 222 | 98 | 40 | 39 | 72 | 27 | 29 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | S 9 | S 8 | NE 6 | S 8 | E 8 | SSE 16 | E 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SSE 11 | E 7 | S 4 | S 6 |
| kJ | 36 | 99 | 68 | 9 | 43 | 49 | 49 | 19 | 362 | 181 | 86 | 74 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SE 5 | NNE 6 | E 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 16 | ENE 5 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 14 | E 7 | E 11 | SSE 10 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 87 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | — | SSE 5 | E 5 | — |
| kJ | 40 | — | 9 | 92 | — | — | 61 | — | — | 44 | 6 | 16 | 59 | 75 | 91 | 83 | — | 75 | 37 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 26 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1310 | 4 | 261 | 189 | 39 | 0 | 325 | 27 | 150 | 162 | 8 |
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