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Ballina South Wall surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 19 May 2025 AEST
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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)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ballina South Wall this week:

The surf forecast for Ballina South Wall over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (May 20) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.3m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Ballina South Wall in the next 12 days are 3.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (May 21) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 7s period and expected on Monday (May 19) at 10AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7AM (Tue 20th May)7.5ft (2.3m) 10s
Best Surf 1PM (Tue 20th May)10ft (3.0m) 10s
Most Powerful 1AM (Wed 21st May)11ft (3.5m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ballina South Wall over the next 12 days.

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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
2.5
SSE
3
SE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
2.4
ESE
1.9
E
2
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
SE
1.8
ESE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.8
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)8881010101010109998888889910101010101010121212111316121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)484946152215162520229020391493100159358942249735332628436455357752963062362542437133345438739374514962488353285220
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
S
20
SW
20
SW
10
SE
15
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
ESE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
E
15
E
15
E
0
SE
5
SW
5
ENE
10
N
15
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
SW
20
S
25
SW
30
SSW
30
S
20
SSW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
W
5
N
10
N
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:13PM
0.78
1:21AM
1.32
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
8:39PM
1.78
8:56AM
1.06
9:27PM
1.78
9:47AM
0.99
10:16PM
1.72
10:40AM
0.92
11:05PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:32PM
0.42
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
3:23AM
0.17
2:39PM
0.12
4:17AM
0.18
3:26PM
0.17
5:11AM
0.21
4:14PM
0.23
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise6:22--6:22--6:24--6:24--6:24--6:26--6:26--6:26--6:26--6:28--6:28--6:28--
Sunset-5:00--5:00--4:59--4:59--4:58--4:58--4:58--4:57--4:57--4:57--4:55--4:55-
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Rain (mm)
111-22314143646253433-35--2--1---123------
Temp. °C191918202019202020201821212121212119202121232220191917181817181817202019
Feels °C (?)151516192019181717171519191919192021212221222017151412131312161616181917

Short Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 92mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 92mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

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Information about the Ballina South Wall Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Ballina South Wall provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Ballina South Wall can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Ballina South Wall surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Ballina South Wall) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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