Surf Forecast Surf Report

Ballina South Wall surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 20 May 2025 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Ballina South Wall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ballina South Wall sea temperature is
24.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Ballina South Wall today?

The current surf forecast for Ballina South Wall at 2PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (20 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (20 May)8ft (2.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Ballina South Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
3
SE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.4
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)81111101010101010101010101010101010101091010999999999999999101099999999999999991010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)191853192113601225127516902194220622162200216020912021195617821765166713181270944964980882790790809739641612552484484430430422422441529524502444445450441388332282288295300302207202171175184154148142
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
NE
5
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
NNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onglassoffoffoffcross-
off
offglassglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:25PM
0.84
2:24AM
1.27
3:33PM
0.96
3:28AM
1.24
4:32PM
1.12
4:31AM
1.23
5:25PM
1.29
5:29AM
1.22
6:15PM
1.47
6:23AM
1.20
7:03PM
1.62
7:15AM
1.17
7:51PM
1.73
8:06AM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:28AM
0.27
7:47PM
0.42
9:19AM
0.22
9:05PM
0.40
10:07AM
0.17
10:21PM
0.34
10:54AM
0.13
11:30PM
0.28
11:39AM
0.09
12:33AM
0.23
12:23PM
0.07
1:32AM
0.19
1:08PM
0.07
2:28AM
0.17
1:53PM
0.09
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise6:22-------6:24-------6:24-------6:24-------6:26-------6:26-------6:26-------6:26---
Sunset---5:00-------4:59-------4:59-------4:58-------4:58-------4:58-------4:57-------4:57
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151820202019191819202020202019191820212121201817171821202019191818192021212019181820222322212120202224232119181614161818
Feels °C (?)12161920201920192020191818181820192122232322181717182221222020191919212220191918182021222120201918202221191514119111313
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