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Conditions at South Wall Ballina in October
October: Shoulder Season with Short-Period Punch
October brings a true mixed bag. SSE (19.4%) and SE (17.6%) swells are still present, but E (13.2%), ENE (10.0%), NE (9.6%) and NNE (10.0%) are all significant, building toward the summer trade-swell pattern. Average height is 5ft (1.5m) and average period drops to 8.5s, so the surf has less grind and more short-period, punchy character. Water temp climbs to 21.4°C and rain is light at 2.43 mm/day.
Ideal winds fall to 43%, but the NNW signature remains strong at 15.9% and produces regular clean morning sessions. The main spoiler is the afternoon NE/SE seabreeze, which turns the surface lumpy on a southeast-facing beach. Watch for late-season Southern Ocean fronts to inject one last round of sizeable S/SSE swell into a NNW offshore window, because those are the October gems.
Average Spot conditions at South Wall Ballina in October
Swell history for October
Wind history for October
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at South Wall Ballina during October. Based on historical data, there is a % probability of groundswell occurring this month. The chart below provides a detailed breakdown of the average wave height distribution, offering deep insights into the swell quality and surf potential you can expect at South Wall Ballina for your next trip in October.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at South Wall Ballina for October. Our analysis shows that favorable offshore or side-shore winds coincide with surfable swell approximately % of the time. The accompanying graph illustrates the average size distribution of waves during these optimal wind windows at South Wall Ballina.