Surf Forecasts:
Ballina North Wall surf forecast from 9 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, SSE swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, SSE swell with 1,847 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 10 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s 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 Thursday (Sep 10) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 15s. The wind is predicted to be cross-shore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ballina North Wall in the next 16 days are 3.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 9s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 12) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ballina North Wall over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you. Lookin' at what we've got on offer for Ballina, it's a bit of a rough stretch ahead. We're gonna have to be patient, real patient.
The first couple of days are pretty much a write-off. Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th of September are seeing some thumping, angry swell, pushing over 12 ft and 8 ft, but it's coming from the SSE with a short, weak period of 8-9 seconds. The wind is ugly, blowing cross or cross-onshore at 15-20 mph, just tearing the place up. It's a total washout for a paddle.
We're looking at a big gap of bad news, with almost nothing worthwhile until Saturday the 19th of September. That's a solid 7-8 days of poor surf conditions. The swell dies right down, and when it does show up, it's usually onshore and messy.
The only glimmer, and I mean a faint one, comes Saturday morning the 19th. We've got a tiny bit of 6 ft swell from the south, period of just 6 seconds, but the wind drops to a light breeze. It's still a light cross-onshore, with small wind ripples. The combined swell energy is weak at 301, and the call is marginal. It's not good, it's just not completely horrible. If you're absolutely desperate, you could paddle out for some sloppy, weak leftovers, but don't expect anything clean.
Then, after that little tease, it's back to the doldrums until the end of the window. Thursday the 24th and Friday the 25th of September throw up some serious size again – we're talking 10 ft on Thursday and 8 ft on Friday. The period is short at 8-9 seconds, and the direction is still SSE. The energy readings jump right up to 1246 and 859, which is serious power, but it's way too much for this spot and the winds, particularly Thursday afternoon with a 18 mph nor'easter, will be lumpy as hell. This is strictly for the kite crew.
So the long and short of it: we have no good surf on offer in the 16-day window. It's a flat, choppy, or blown-out mess for almost the entire period. For Ballina, a blank run like this is a bit out of the ordinary but not unheard of.
Signing off,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 20 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 257 | 1847 | 1601 | 1125 | 803 | 683 | 741 | 410 | 114 | 141 | 129 | 163 | 124 | 167 | 141 | 123 | 88 | 55 | 31 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:35AM1.31m | 7:53PM1.66m | 8:15AM1.39m | 8:32PM1.59m | 8:54AM1.44m | 9:08PM1.50m | 9:31AM1.46m | 9:42PM1.38m | 10:09AM1.46m | 10:14PM1.25m | 10:47AM1.43m | 10:46PM1.13m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:41AM0.15m | 1:30PM0.15m | 2:17AM0.13m | 2:16PM0.13m | 2:50AM0.13m | 3:00PM0.16m | 3:22AM0.15m | 3:42PM0.23m | 3:52AM0.19m | 4:24PM0.32m | 4:21AM0.25m | 5:07PM0.42m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — |
mm | 6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | S 18 | E 9 | SSE 22 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 9 | E 14 | S 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 56 | 6 | 7 | 98 | 4 | 4 | 489 | 16 | 173 | 68 | 82 | 163 | 124 | 167 | 141 | 123 | 88 | 55 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 15 | S 23 | E 15 | E 13 | S 22 | E 14 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 9 | S 11 | SSE 18 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 8 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 74 | 141 | 146 | 65 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 15 | N 16 | ENE 13 | NE 15 | E 14 | E 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 20 | E 11 | SSE 16 | NE 8 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 110 | 129 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | 257 | 1847 | 1601 | 1125 | 803 | 683 | 741 | 410 | 114 | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 247 | 247 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 0 |
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