Ballina North Wall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright mate, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming up for the Ballina North Wall.

Right off the bat, we're looking at a pretty quiet run for the next couple of weeks. The water's sitting at 68°, which is just about normal for this time of year, so no drama there.

The standout for the whole period is a clear winner: Monday morning, the 3rd of August. We've got a solid 6ft SE groundswell rolling in with a nice 11-second period, pushing a moderate 848 units of combined energy. The kicker is a crisp, offshore W wind at just 3 mph. That's glassy, clean conditions at the North Wall, and it's a consistent spot that's exposed to that ENE optimum direction. This is the one to circle on the calendar. It's a solid size for confident surfers, and with clean conditions, it'll be worth the paddle.

Monday afternoon the wind swings around to a NE cross-onshore and the surf quality drops off a cliff. The rest of the first week looks pretty average. Tuesday the 4th has a bit of knee-high, short-period chop, and Wednesday the 5th is similar with a clean but very small SE wrap. From Thursday the 6th through to the end of the first week, it's a lot of small, short-period ENE windswell in the 2ft to 3ft range, mostly with onshore or cross-onshore wind. There's a short window on Sunday morning, the 9th, with glassy conditions and a tiny 3ft E swell, but it's really small and the period is only 8 seconds.

The second week is a bit of a mixed bag. Monday the 10th has a clean morning with a 3ft E swell and good energy (224 units), but the afternoon is blown out. The middle of the week gets a bit of a bump in size on Wednesday the 12th, hitting 3ft to 4ft from the E/ENE, but the wind is messy. The end of the second week looks like a write-off with strong S/SSE winds in the 18-22 mph range and lumpy, choppy conditions. That setup is much more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

There is a glimmer right at the end. On Sunday the 16th, we see a clean, cross-off SW wind with a 3ft SSE swell that has a very long 13-second period. Then the real promise is on Monday morning, the 17th of August. We've got a 2ft SSE swell, but the period is a massive 17 seconds, and the combined energy is a solid 336 units. The wind is a clean 9 mph SW offshore. That's a very long-period groundswell, which will be holding up well, especially if it wraps around the point. It's a long-range call, so don't cancel your plans, but it's got the potential to be a quality glassy session.

So, the bottom line: Monday the 3rd is the clear winner. The rest of the window is mostly small, average, or blown out, except for that promising long-period pulse on the 17th. Keep an eye on that one.

Rusty.

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