Ballina South Wall Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.88° S 153.58° E

Ballina South Wall 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballina South Wall sea temperature is
20.4° C
0.2° 

Ballina South Wall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ballina South Wall today (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballina South Wall at 1AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.5
E
5
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.8
S
4
1.4
S
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.5
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
16
15
17
15
18
17
18
17
17
11
12
18
119
17
18
18
20
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
E
10
NE
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:49PM1.62m
8:06AM1.03m
8:23PM1.64m
8:43AM1.07m
8:57PM1.63m
Low Tide
2:35AM0.34m
1:40PM0.31m
3:06AM0.28m
2:19PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
14
14
17
21
21
18
16
15
14
12
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
15
15
15
12
11
14
18
19
16
15
13
10
8
12
12
12
12
12
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