Ballina, Australia

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Shelly Beach Ballina from Lookout — Ballina, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Nerdge at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Ballina

Ballina is a town in New South Wales, Australia. From Ballina you can reach 17 surf spots, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot and 1 sailing spot. The nearest is Richmond River Sailing & Rowing Club, a kite, sailing and windsurf spot 0.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 29 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 5 of them campsites. The nearest airport is BNK, 4 km away.

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Staying in Ballina

29 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 5 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: BNK, 4 km, LSY, 30 km, OOL, 78 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Ballina.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Ballina each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 5 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Ballina too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate Expert

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Backsides4.8 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft207 kJ

4 ft81 kJ

5 ft164 kJ

5 ft170 kJ

4 ft98 kJ

4 ft115 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Backsides, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	23, poor	5 ft7 smushy	207kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	4 ft5 smushy	81kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	5 ft6 smushy	164kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	34, poor	5 ft6 smushy	170kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	18, poor	4 ft6 smushy	98kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	30, poor	4 ft6 smushy	98kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	115kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	22°C

Ballina North Wall2.7 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft207 kJ

4 ft81 kJ

5 ft164 kJ

5 ft170 kJ

4 ft98 kJ

4 ft115 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ballina North Wall, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	23, poor	5 ft7 smushy	207kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	4 ft5 smushy	81kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	5 ft6 smushy	164kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	34, poor	5 ft6 smushy	170kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	18, poor	4 ft6 smushy	98kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	30, poor	4 ft6 smushy	98kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	115kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	22°C

Black Head3.3 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft207 kJ

4 ft81 kJ

5 ft164 kJ

5 ft170 kJ

4 ft98 kJ

4 ft115 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Black Head, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	23, poor	5 ft7 smushy	207kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	4 ft5 smushy	81kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	5 ft6 smushy	164kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	34, poor	5 ft6 smushy	170kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	18, poor	4 ft6 smushy	98kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	30, poor	4 ft6 smushy	98kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	115kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	22°C

Boulder Beach6.6 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Lennox Head, 2 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft180 kJ

4 ft89 kJ

5 ft162 kJ

5 ft173 kJ

4 ft110 kJ

4 ft103 kJ

4 ft118 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Boulder Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	35, poor	4 ft7 smushy	180kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	52, good	4 ft6 smushy	89kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	18°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	5 ft6 smushy	162kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	5 ft6 smushy	173kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	4 ft6 smushy	110kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	41, fair	4 ft6 smushy	103kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	33, poor	4 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	24°C

Broken Head18.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Suffolk Park, 2 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft208 kJ

4 ft78 kJ

5 ft182 kJ

5 ft184 kJ

4 ft110 kJ

4 ft107 kJ

5 ft123 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Broken Head, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	29, poor	5 ft7 smushy	208kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	4 ft5 smushy	78kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	19°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	5 ft6 smushy	182kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	5 ft6 smushy	184kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	35, poor	4 ft6 smushy	110kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	4 ft6 smushy	107kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	5 ft6 smushy	123kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	24°C

Flat rock4.8 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft207 kJ

4 ft81 kJ

5 ft164 kJ

5 ft170 kJ

4 ft98 kJ

4 ft85 kJ

4 ft115 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Flat rock, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	24, poor	5 ft7 smushy	207kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	4 ft5 smushy	81kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	5 ft6 smushy	164kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	34, poor	5 ft6 smushy	170kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	18, poor	4 ft6 smushy	98kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	34, poor	4 ft6 smushy	85kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	35, poor	4 ft6 smushy	115kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	22°C

Flat Rock - Ballina - Left5.1 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft207 kJ

4 ft81 kJ

5 ft164 kJ

5 ft170 kJ

4 ft98 kJ

4 ft85 kJ

4 ft115 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Flat Rock - Ballina - Left, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, poor	5 ft7 smushy	207kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	4 ft5 smushy	81kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	5 ft6 smushy	164kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	34, poor	5 ft6 smushy	170kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	18, poor	4 ft6 smushy	98kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	21, poor	4 ft6 smushy	85kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	4 ft6 smushy	115kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	22°C

Flat Rock Reef4.9 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft180 kJ

4 ft95 kJ

5 ft162 kJ

5 ft167 kJ

4 ft110 kJ

4 ft92 kJ

4 ft118 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Flat Rock Reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	23, poor	4 ft7 smushy	180kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	42, fair	4 ft5 smushy	95kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	5 ft6 smushy	162kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	33, poor	5 ft6 smushy	167kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	17, poor	4 ft6 smushy	110kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	21, poor	4 ft6 smushy	92kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	26, poor	4 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	22°C

Lennox Head7.8 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Lennox Head, 1 kmExperts only

5 ft191 kJ

5 ft175 kJ

5 ft162 kJ

5 ft173 kJ

4 ft122 kJ

4 ft103 kJ

4 ft118 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Lennox Head, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, too small	5 ft7 smushy	191kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	29, too small	5 ft6 smushy	175kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	34, too small	5 ft6 smushy	162kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	5 ft6 smushy	173kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	4 ft6 smushy	122kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	4 ft6 smushy	103kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	4 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	24°C

Missingham Bridge1.3 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft156 kJ

3 ft95 kJ

4 ft118 kJ

4 ft122 kJ

3 ft86 kJ

4 ft76 kJ

4 ft86 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Missingham Bridge, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	40, fair	4 ft8 smushy	156kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	48, good	3 ft7 smushy	95kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	18°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	4 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	56, good	4 ft6 smushy	122kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	46, fair	3 ft6 smushy	86kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 smushy	76kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	4 ft6 smushy	86kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	24°C

North wall3.2 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft207 kJ

4 ft81 kJ

5 ft164 kJ

5 ft170 kJ

4 ft98 kJ

4 ft115 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at North wall, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	23, poor	5 ft7 smushy	207kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	4 ft5 smushy	81kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	5 ft6 smushy	164kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	34, poor	5 ft6 smushy	170kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	18, poor	4 ft6 smushy	98kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	30, poor	4 ft6 smushy	98kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	115kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	22°C

Sharps Beach5.3 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft207 kJ

4 ft81 kJ

5 ft164 kJ

5 ft170 kJ

4 ft98 kJ

4 ft85 kJ

4 ft115 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sharps Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	21, poor	5 ft7 smushy	207kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	4 ft5 smushy	81kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	5 ft6 smushy	164kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	34, poor	5 ft6 smushy	170kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	18, poor	4 ft6 smushy	98kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	21, poor	4 ft6 smushy	85kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	26, poor	4 ft6 smushy	115kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	22°C

Shelly beach2.8 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft207 kJ

4 ft81 kJ

5 ft164 kJ

5 ft170 kJ

4 ft98 kJ

4 ft115 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Shelly beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	23, poor	5 ft7 smushy	207kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	4 ft5 smushy	81kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	5 ft6 smushy	164kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	34, poor	5 ft6 smushy	170kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	18, poor	4 ft6 smushy	98kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	30, poor	4 ft6 smushy	98kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	115kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	22°C

Skennars6.6 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Lennox Head, 2 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft180 kJ

4 ft89 kJ

5 ft162 kJ

5 ft173 kJ

4 ft110 kJ

4 ft103 kJ

4 ft118 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Skennars, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	35, poor	4 ft7 smushy	180kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	52, good	4 ft6 smushy	89kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	18°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	5 ft6 smushy	162kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	5 ft6 smushy	173kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	4 ft6 smushy	110kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	41, fair	4 ft6 smushy	103kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	33, poor	4 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	24°C

South wall2.4 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft156 kJ

3 ft95 kJ

4 ft118 kJ

4 ft122 kJ

3 ft86 kJ

4 ft76 kJ

4 ft86 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at South wall, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	40, fair	4 ft8 smushy	156kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	48, good	3 ft7 smushy	95kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	18°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	4 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	56, good	4 ft6 smushy	122kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	46, fair	3 ft6 smushy	86kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 smushy	76kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	4 ft6 smushy	86kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	24°C

Speeds reef3.4 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft207 kJ

4 ft81 kJ

5 ft164 kJ

5 ft170 kJ

4 ft98 kJ

4 ft115 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Speeds reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	23, poor	5 ft7 smushy	207kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	4 ft5 smushy	81kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	5 ft6 smushy	164kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	34, poor	5 ft6 smushy	170kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	18, poor	4 ft6 smushy	98kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	30, poor	4 ft6 smushy	98kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	115kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	22°C

Whites16.5 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Suffolk Park, 4 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft208 kJ

4 ft78 kJ

5 ft182 kJ

5 ft184 kJ

4 ft110 kJ

4 ft107 kJ

5 ft123 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Whites, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, poor	5 ft7 smushy	208kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	4 ft5 smushy	78kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	19°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	5 ft6 smushy	182kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	5 ft6 smushy	184kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	35, poor	4 ft6 smushy	110kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	4 ft6 smushy	107kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	42, fair	5 ft6 smushy	123kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	24°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Ballina, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Ballina

Richmond River Sailing & Rowing Club 0.9 km · stays here

Windsurf near Ballina

Richmond River Sailing & Rowing Club 0.9 km · stays here

Sailing near Ballina

Richmond River Sailing & Rowing Club 0.9 km · stays here

Places to eat near Ballina

Che Bon RestaurantFrench · 0.6 km from the centre
85 ThaiThai · 0.7 km from the centre
Ballina's Indian KitchenIndian · 0.7 km from the centre
Bondies at The BayFish and chips · 0.7 km from the centre
Chef & ShukaTurkish · 0.7 km from the centre
Lennox Smokin BarrelTaco · 0.7 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits