Ballina North Wall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on the menu at Ballina North Wall. This is a point and breakwater setup, exposed to the ENE, so it needs the right swell angle. It breaks consistently but only for advanced surfers – not a beginner’s wave. Water temp is about 68°F right now, just a touch cooler than normal for August.

Right now, it’s flat and pretty ordinary. Thursday morning (August 6th) has a tiny 2ft ENE swell at 7 seconds – weak energy – with a light cross-off breeze. Clean, but barely surfable. That afternoon goes cross-on and stays poor. Friday and Saturday mornings are similar: 3ft ENE, still weak energy, but the light SW cross-off keeps it clean. Not worth paddlin’ for.

Sunday the 9th looks a bit better with 4ft E swell at 9 seconds, energy buildin’ to moderate. But it’s cross-shore with a northerly breeze – nothin’ special. Monday the 10th is the first real highlight. Morning has 5ft N swell (short 6 seconds), but the WNW offshore wind at 16 mph cleans it up proper. Moderate offshore and clean – that’s your window, even with the short period. The afternoon drops to 3ft but stays offshore. Then Tuesday the 11th morning goes glassy with a 3ft E swell at 9 seconds – dead calm, but small.

After that, there’s a lull until Thursday August 14th. But Friday August 15th morning is a beauty. You’ve got 6ft SSE groundswell at 10 seconds, energy at 714 (strong). Light SW cross-off breeze, clean as a whistle. This is your top pick: good size, clean, and that longer period means nice shape. Saturday August 17th morning also looks promising with 5ft SSE at 9 seconds, clean cross-off offshore. Could be another good session.

But watch out – Friday August 14th morning has a massive 10ft SSE swell at 12 seconds with energy through the roof at 2174. That’s way too big for this break, even for experts. Swell’s too powerful, so stay out. Sunday August 16th morning has 8ft SSE at 9 seconds – also too big.

Later in the second week, Wednesday August 19th morning picks up 5ft E swell at 9 seconds with clean cross-off breeze. Then Friday August 21st afternoon has 5ft E swell at 10 seconds with a solid W offshore wind at 16 mph. Another clean window.

Crowds can be an issue here sometimes, especially on the good days.

So, to sum it up: the standout is Friday August 15th morning – 6ft SSE groundswell, clean offshore wind, strong energy. Second pick is Saturday August 17th morning. There’s a gap of a few days with small waves between the 11th and the 14th, but it ain’t dead.

Rusty out.

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