Surf Forecasts:
Ballina North Wall surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 7 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period, SSE swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period, SSE swell with 3,826 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 7 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s 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 Tuesday (Jul 07) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 12s. 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 4.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 9s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ballina North Wall over the next 16 days.
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G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s comin’ down.
Right off the bat, there’s no surf worth paddlin’ for for a week. The first notable window is the morning of Saturday, 11 July, when things start to shape up. Before that – from Tuesday the 7th through to Friday the 10th – the swell is just too big and wonky, with 7ft to 12ft SSE stuff and strong cross-breezes mixing it up. That’s a full five days of pretty ordinary conditions, so you’re better off waitin’.
The standout run hits from Saturday morning, 11 July, through to Sunday afternoon, 12 July, at Ballina North Wall (a point/breakwater setup). Saturday morning brings clean, 5ft swell from the SSE (period 10 seconds) with light offshore breezes – that’s proper clean and lined up. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so nothin’ wild there. The combined energy is moderate at 488, so there’s enough push without it bein’ overwhelming. Sunday morning stays clean with gentle offshore wind and 4ft SE swell (period 11 seconds), then Sunday afternoon goes glassy – zero wind – with the same 4ft SE groundswell. That’s as good as it gets for this break in the whole run. Crowds can show up here sometimes, so keep an eye out.
From Monday 13 July onward, things drop away fast – under 3ft through the middle of the week, and by Thursday 16 July it’s all pretty dead, with tiny 0.3ft to 0.7ft mush. There’s a pulse on Saturday 18 July: 4ft SSE swell (period 11 seconds) with clean, near-glassy conditions Saturday afternoon, and then a short spike Sunday 19 July with 4ft NE windswell (short period 7 seconds) – that’s a bit junky, not worth chasin’.
Then the second week brings a bigger swell on Tuesday 21 July, with 8ft SSE (period 11 seconds) and clean winds in the morning – but that’s big enough for experienced surfers only (over 8ft is expert territory). Wednesday 22 July stays big at 10ft SSE, 12-second period, clean again in the morning. Those last two days have serious energy (1445 and 2200 in the combined reading), but unless you’re properly advanced, it’ll be a handful. Best bet? Stick with that Saturday and Sunday window. It’s the sweetest spell.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2280 | 2529 | 3037 | 3654 | 2677 | 2168 | 1684 | 1313 | 1114 | 832 | 850 | 870 | 730 | 448 | 307 | 323 | 314 | 268 | 142 | 86 | 39 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | off | off | glassy | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 00:33AM1.25m | 1:33PM1.07m | 1:25AM1.15m | 2:38PM1.17m | 2:27AM1.07m | 3:48PM1.30m | 3:41AM1.01m | 4:56PM1.45m | 4:58AM1.00m | 5:57PM1.61m | 6:09AM1.02m | 6:52PM1.74m | 7:09AM1.06m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15AM0.24m | 7:24PM0.47m | 8:00AM0.25m | 8:41PM0.51m | 8:52AM0.26m | 10:09PM0.51m | 9:49AM0.26m | 11:33PM0.45m | 10:50AM0.24m | 00:42AM0.37m | 11:51AM0.21m | 1:39AM0.28m | 12:49PM0.17m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 108 | 79 | 29 | — | 60 | 218 | 1684 | 1313 | 1114 | 832 | 804 | 870 | 730 | 448 | 307 | 323 | 314 | 268 | 142 | 86 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | — | S 21 | SE 15 | — | S 20 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 9 | 76 | — | 8 | 40 | 149 | 116 | 81 | 56 | 43 | 13 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | S 19 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | E 11 | E 11 | S 7 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | SSW 9 | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 2280 | 2529 | 3037 | 3654 | 2677 | 2168 | 1086 | 934 | — | — | 850 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 140 | — | 4 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 79 | 26 | 66 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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