Ballina North Wall Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.87° S 153.59° E

Ballina North Wall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 9 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ballina North Wall sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.2° 

Ballina North Wall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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 TypeTime (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 Forecast

Light 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 Summary

Mostly 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
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Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
8
0.4
SE
15
1.5
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
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Metric surfscale
Energy 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)
15
SSW
20
SE
15
S
10
SSW
15
ESE
10
S
15
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
10
SW
5
WSW
20
NE
15
NNW
10
NW
20
NNE
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
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cross
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cross-on
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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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6:00
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5:28
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Temp °C
18
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17
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18
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23
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Feels °C
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21
18
15
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Information about the Ballina North Wall Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Ballina North Wall provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Ballina North Wall can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Ballina North Wall surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Ballina North Wall) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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