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Ballina North Wall 67.3

#2651 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇦🇺 Australia · New South Wales · near Ballina

Works almost every day, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearIntermediate
Surf score67.3 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days11% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell14% period 11 s+
Typical size1.5 m 4.9 ft median
Water24°C a rash vest or 2 mm

Best time to surf Ballina North Wall

The best time to surf Ballina North Wall is June, July, August. It rarely works. In August the water sits around 21°C, so pack a 2 mm shorty, and the typical wave is 1.3 m. The nearest airport is OOL (79 km) and the nearest town is Ballina (3 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan99%6%1.3 m26°Cboardies
Feb99%9%1.8 m26°Cboardies
Mar100%12%1.7 m27°Cboardies
Apr99%9%1.5 m25°Cboardies
May99%10%1.6 m24°Cvest
Jun100%19%1.6 m23°Cvest
Jul100%19%1.5 m21°C2mm
Aug99%27%1.3 m21°C2mm
Sep100%7%1.5 m22°C2mm
Oct100%10%1.4 m22°Cvest
Nov100%4%1.4 m24°Cvest
Dec99%3%1.4 m25°Cboardies

Why 67.3

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
6.1
Groundswell 12%
2.4
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
4.2
Water comfort 10%
7.8
Access 10%
9.1

The detail

Faces 132° with 53% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 79% of days. Mean peak period 9.1 s. Days over 3 m: 3%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 24%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -28.874, 153.592 (OpenStreetMap).

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