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Ballina South Wall surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 26 Mar 2025 AEDT
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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
26.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


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 Saturday (Mar 29) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.5m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-shore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Ballina South Wall in the next 12 days are 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Mar 30) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 11s period and expected on Wednesday (Apr 02) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2PM (Sat 29th Mar)8ft (2.5m) 8s
Best Surf 5PM (Sat 29th Mar)10ft (3.0m) 8s
Most Powerful 5AM (Sun 30th Mar)10ft (3.0m) 9s

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

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Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
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 (?)
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.3
E
1.4
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
E
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.4
NE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)1615776666788999999999989818161615149910910109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)21524615317519515011111847171199311381101968864913929864537554413331340364348412469376276235198268295369305239
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
15
E
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
E
15
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
15
NNW
25
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
20
S
25
WSW
5
NW
15
NNE
10
SW
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crossononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:22PM
1.13
7:33AM
1.54
8:02PM
1.27
8:16AM
1.57
8:42PM
1.41
8:58AM
1.55
9:23PM
1.52
9:41AM
1.50
10:06PM
1.60
10:24AM
1.40
10:51PM
1.64
11:08AM
1.28
11:39PM
1.62
11:57AM
1.13
12:32AM
1.57
12:51PM
0.99
1:34AM
1.50
2:01PM
0.88
2:46AM
1.43
3:38PM
0.83
4:06AM
1.39
5:14PM
0.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:27PM
0.27
1:03AM
0.30
2:02PM
0.19
1:55AM
0.20
2:37PM
0.13
2:44AM
0.13
3:13PM
0.09
3:33AM
0.10
3:50PM
0.09
4:24AM
0.12
4:28PM
0.12
5:17AM
0.18
5:08PM
0.17
6:14AM
0.27
5:51PM
0.25
7:18AM
0.36
6:40PM
0.34
8:35AM
0.43
7:39PM
0.42
10:06AM
0.44
8:52PM
0.48
11:25AM
0.39
10:17PM
0.49
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Sunrise6:50--6:52--6:52--6:52--6:54--6:54--6:54--6:54--6:56--6:56--6:56--6:58--
Sunset-6:50--6:49--6:47--6:46--6:45--6:45--6:43--6:42--6:40--6:39--6:38--6:37-
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Rain (mm)
4423473517427531-15538---2114--512232-
Temp. °C242423232423232322232323242524252625252624252524232121242624232324242524
Feels °C (?)242423232322242320212222252524262726262625232324232120262726242427272625

Short Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

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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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