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Evans Head-Airforce Beach surf break

Evans Head-Airforce Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Evans Head-Airforce Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Evans Head-Airforce Beach sea temperature is
24.8° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 10AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
SE
1.2
SE
1.4
SE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SE
2.2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.9
SE
2.1
SE
2.3
SE
2.4
SE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.1
SE
2
SSE
Period(s) (?)77788898888888888888871110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4573708994178268322349644482361522581689710481452393303296273277836
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
10
S
20
SSE
40
S
30
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49AM
1.69
8:06PM
1.03
8:24AM
1.74
8:42PM
1.07
8:57AM
1.77
9:19PM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:05AM
0.20
2:33PM
0.18
1:43AM
0.16
3:06PM
0.13
2:20AM
0.14
3:39PM
0.09
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise--5:03-------5:03-------5:05-----
Sunset-----6:49-------6:47-------6:47--
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
3611231-11112221---11---
Temp. °C232323252523232223232223232323232322222323242322
Feels °C (?)262626282619212223222021212020191919192019201919
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