Surf Forecasts:
Ballina North Wall surf forecast from 30 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 2 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period, SE swell with 976 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 2 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SE 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 Sunday (Aug 02) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ballina North Wall in the next 16 days are 1.8m 12s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 6s period and expected on Friday (Jul 31) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ballina North Wall over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Ballina North Wall.
Straight up, it’s a pretty quiet run for the next 16 days. The first few days are a write-off – tiny swell, poor conditions, nothing worth paddling out for. Things start to get interesting on Sunday the 2nd of August, but even then it’s only marginal with a 5ft SSE swell and light cross winds. The real standout appears on Monday the 3rd of August. We’ve got a clean 6ft swell from the SSE with a period of 11 seconds – that’s groundswell, proper energy, and combined energy of 726 (moderate). The wind is offshore from the WSW, so those lines should be clean and well-shaped at this point/breakwater set-up. However, this break is for advanced surfers only and crowds are sometimes an issue here, so keep your head on a swivel. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, sitting around 69°. This Monday morning window looks like the best of the entire forecast.
After that, it drops back down into the doldrums. There’s a few mornings with small clean surf, but nothing worth getting excited about. Saturday the 8th of August has a morning window with a moderate offshore and a 3ft SSE swell (energy of 202 – weak), which is surfable but small. Then it’s more tiny waves and clean conditions through to the end of the run. Don’t get your hopes up for the second week – it’s all small, generally below 2ft, with very low energy. There’s a long gap of days with nothing to recommend after the 3rd. Bottom line: if you’ve got Monday the 3rd morning free, that’s your window. Otherwise, it’s a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | SSE 7 | NE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 12 | 30 | 235 | 299 | 9 | 636 | 697 | 450 | 471 | 593 | 706 | 538 | 241 | 107 | 72 | 49 | 53 | 27 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:57PM1.63m | 9:18AM1.10m | 9:30PM1.60m | 9:54AM1.13m | 10:04PM1.53m | 10:31AM1.16m | 10:39PM1.45m | 11:12AM1.19m | 11:18PM1.35m | 11:59AM1.23m | 00:01AM1.23m | 12:54PM1.27m | 00:53AM1.12m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:37AM0.24m | 2:58PM0.26m | 4:08AM0.21m | 3:38PM0.27m | 4:38AM0.21m | 4:20PM0.29m | 5:11AM0.22m | 5:07PM0.34m | 5:46AM0.24m | 6:01PM0.41m | 6:27AM0.28m | 7:07PM0.49m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | NNE 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | E 7 | S 7 | S 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 238 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 520 | 4 | 6 | 450 | 471 | 593 | 706 | 538 | 241 | 107 | 72 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 171 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ENE 6 | S 21 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | NE 7 | S 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 269 | 459 | 299 | 20 | 9 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 11 | 26 | 27 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NE 7 | E 13 | E 8 | E 13 | NE 8 | E 9 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | E 11 | S 11 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 65 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 10 | S 6 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 181 | 86 | 354 | 235 | 299 | — | 636 | 697 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 0 | 26 | 66 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
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