
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballina South Wall today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballina South Wall at 2PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ballina South Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
91 | 64 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1500 | 1322 | 1024 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:47AM1.43m | 10:46PM1.13m | 11:27AM1.38m | 11:19PM1.01m | 12:12PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21AM0.25m | 5:07PM0.42m | 4:51AM0.32m | 5:55PM0.53m | 5:23AM0.39m | 6:53PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
30 | 64 | 56 | 51 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | E 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | NE 14 | SSE 10 | N 5 | ENE 6 | E 14 | E 13 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 16 |
91 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 9 | E 9 | N 12 | E 12 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | N 12 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | NE 16 |
4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | S 3 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
5 | 4 | 27 | 87 | 105 | 99 | 37 | 9 | 295 | 822 | 1087 | 1467 | 2720 | 3722 | 3600 | 2956 | 2572 | 2120 | 1754 | 1500 | 1322 | 1024 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 254 | 1708 | 254 | 38 | 0 | 27 | 206 | 282 | 1305 | 1305 | 970 | 774 | 61 | 8 | 8 | 136 | 65 | 65 | 38 | 29 |
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