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Ballina South Wall surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 22 Feb 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
26.8° C
(Which is 1.0°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 Sunday (Feb 23) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 1.6m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be onshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Ballina South Wall in the next 12 days are 1.6m 13s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Feb 28) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 9s period and expected on Sunday (Feb 23) at 5AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Sun 23rd Feb)5.5ft (1.7m) 8s
Best Surf 5AM (Mon 24th Feb)6ft (1.9m) 9s
Most Powerful 8AM (Fri 28th Feb)5ft (1.6m) 13s

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

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Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thu
06
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.1
NE
1.9
E
2.3
E
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.3
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
ENE
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)888999888888999812121212111099999999998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)28037329748143932627827931729836034728629725133377363955545445120455487411211050878708710794866607524524482422
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
5
ESE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
5
SE
15
E
5
ENE
15
SSE
25
SE
10
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
glassononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:40AM
1.36
6:02PM
0.87
6:35AM
1.46
7:01PM
0.95
7:21AM
1.56
7:46PM
1.05
8:03AM
1.64
8:26PM
1.15
8:44AM
1.69
9:05PM
1.26
9:24AM
1.70
9:45PM
1.35
10:04AM
1.66
10:26PM
1.42
10:46AM
1.57
11:10PM
1.47
11:28AM
1.45
11:57PM
1.48
12:13PM
1.30
12:51AM
1.47
1:04PM
1.14
1:52AM
1.45
2:06PM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:05PM
0.53
12:51PM
0.58
11:17PM
0.50
1:34PM
0.47
12:22AM
0.43
2:09PM
0.37
1:18AM
0.34
2:43PM
0.28
2:08AM
0.24
3:16PM
0.20
2:55AM
0.16
3:51PM
0.14
3:43AM
0.12
4:26PM
0.12
4:31AM
0.12
5:03PM
0.13
5:21AM
0.17
5:42PM
0.17
6:16AM
0.26
6:23PM
0.23
7:18AM
0.37
7:10PM
0.31
8:33AM
0.47
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thu
06
Sunrise-6:31--6:33--6:33--6:33--6:35--6:35--6:35--6:37--6:37--6:37--6:39--6:39-
Sunset--7:24--7:23--7:22--7:22--7:21--7:20--7:19--7:17--7:15--7:15--7:14--7:13
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Rain (mm)
21---------------------12226-3711-31
Temp. °C242425242425242525242424232424232425232425242526252525252424242525242425
Feels °C (?)222324252525252323222222222323232425232424242525242222232021222323232424

Short Range Forecast: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon morning).

Long Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon night, min 23°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

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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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