North wall 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.87° S 153.59° E

Issued: 3 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's North wall sea temperature is

20.8°C

North wall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at North wall today (20 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for North wall at 7AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (20 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Evening (20 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s

Table - waves today at North wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night).
	Sunday 20								Monday 21								Tuesday 22
	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)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 10	S 12	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	S 11	S 11	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	66	76	50	50	45	43	47	73	120	133	180	174	116	56	50	59	64	67	75	72	233	281	263	631
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	W	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NW	NW	WNW	E	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		2:37AM0.78m				3:31PM1.26m					4:31AM0.83m				4:35PM1.30m				5:29AM0.91m				5:24PM1.35m
Low Tide				7:59AM0.58m					10:59PM0.55m			9:20AM0.58m					11:41PM0.46m				10:34AM0.54m


	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	21	22	22	20	20	19	18	18	23	25	23	21	21	19	20	19	19	19	19	19	19
Feels °C	17	15	15	19	19	19	16	16	17	16	16	22	22	20	19	18	18	17	16	16	16	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	S 9	S 10	S 12	S 11	N 4	N 4	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 11	S 11	N 4	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	N 5
kJ	66	66	41	41	31	43	47	71	63	14	10	174	116	56	38	59	15	67	75	72	57	111	202	2
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 19	S 11	SSE 18	N 4	S 9	S 11	S 8	SSE 16	S 11	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5	S 20
kJ	57	76	50	50	45	22	15	15	120	58	180	10	24	38	12	25	64	11	12	14	9	5	2	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	N 4	N 4	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 18	SSE 19	SE 8	SSE 18	S 10	S 9	SSE 11	S 8	SSE 16	SE 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	N 10	S 20	E 8
kJ	46	44	1	1	28	28	31	73	9	133	50	42	25	11	50	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	8	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NNE 4	NNE 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 5	—	—	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 4	N 4	S 3	S 5	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	3	6	18	21	17	35	—	—	11	12	11	18	26	1	61	165	233	281	263	631
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ballina North Wall NSW - North Coast	Ballina North Wall NSW - North Coast	Ballina North Wall NSW - North Coast	Pippi Beach NSW - North Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Iluka-North Wall NSW - North Coast	Ballina North Wall NSW - North Coast	Ballina North Wall NSW - North Coast	Ballina North Wall NSW - North Coast	Ballina North Wall NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Tallows Beach NSW - North Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Woody Head NSW - North Coast	Lennox Head NSW - North Coast	North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout QLD - Gold Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Newport Reef NSW - Sydney North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	67	282	405	189	63	0	0	0	0	189	26	88	58	8	161	65	574	27	27	26	27
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	Lennox Head	Black Rock	Black Rock	Gallows				Mullaway	Iluka Bluff	Pippi Beach	Angourie Point	Lennox Head		Dreamtime	Mullaway	Iluka Bluff	Broken Head		Turners Beach		The Pass	The Pass	Byron Bay - The Wreck	The Pass
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1				1	2	2	2	2		1	1	1	1		1		2	2	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	3	2	2	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	3	4	2	8	9	5	6	2	2	8
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Luna Park Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Nine Mile New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Ethel Wreck Australia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Quarantine Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	8	5	4	4	4	9	9	9	7	8	8	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	9	9	6	7	9	9

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