Ballina South Wall surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

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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
25.5° 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 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Apr 14) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Ballina South Wall in the next 16 days are 3.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Apr 18) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 12s period and expected on Sunday (Apr 19) at 1AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10PM (Tue 14th Apr)2.5ft (0.7m) 12s
Best Surf 1PM (Sat 18th Apr)10ft (3.0m) 11s
Most Powerful 1PM (Sat 18th Apr)10ft (3.0m) 11s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ballina South Wall over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri morning).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
!
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
2
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.4
ESE
1
E
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.3
ESE
2.4
SSE
3
SSE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)141414141312121211111214131313171281199
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11261594161712806903141951459164691429086559528655188288
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
S
10
SSW
15
ESE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
ESE
5
NW
5
N
25
NNE
15
NNW
10
N
25
NNE
20
NNW
15
W
20
E
5
WSW
15
S
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:08PM
0.92
4:55AM
1.30
5:46PM
1.05
5:41AM
1.34
6:22PM
1.19
6:24AM
1.37
6:59PM
1.34
7:06AM
1.38
7:36PM
1.48
7:48AM
1.36
8:17PM
1.59
8:30AM
1.31
8:59PM
1.67
9:15AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:19PM
0.50
11:39AM
0.30
11:19PM
0.42
12:11PM
0.23
12:11AM
0.33
12:43PM
0.18
1:00AM
0.25
1:16PM
0.14
1:48AM
0.20
1:52PM
0.12
2:37AM
0.18
2:29PM
0.12
3:28AM
0.18
Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise--6:01--6:01--6:03--6:03--6:03--6:03--6:05
Sunset5:30--5:30--5:29--5:28--5:27--5:25--5:24--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242121222021212123232125242228252322222121
Feels °C (?)242118191819202120191723211926222320191919
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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 16 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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