Ballina South Wall Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.88° S 153.58° E

Ballina South Wall 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 29 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 (0.5m), 5s period with E 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 11AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
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

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
NE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
1.3
S
5
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
1.2
S
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
15
18
17
18
17
17
11
12
17
90
18
17
17
17
16
20
30
30
29
91
20
10
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
10
S
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:06AM1.03m
8:23PM1.64m
8:43AM1.07m
8:57PM1.63m
9:18AM1.10m
9:30PM1.60m
Low Tide
2:35AM0.34m
1:40PM0.31m
3:06AM0.28m
2:19PM0.28m
3:37AM0.24m
2:58PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
14
17
21
21
18
16
16
13
12
15
17
16
16
16
14
13
14
16
16
16
17
16
Feels °C
14
12
11
14
17
18
16
14
14
9
8
11
13
12
12
13
11
9
11
12
11
11
13
11
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