Evans Head-Airforce Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.11° S 153.44° E

Issued: 9 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Evans Head-Airforce Beach sea temperature is

20.2°C

Evans Head-Airforce Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (09 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 5PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	9s
Afternoon (09 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	9s
Evening (09 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Wed night).
	Wednesday 9						Thursday 10								Friday 11
	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	!	!	!	!	!	2	3	3	2	1	2	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 7	SSE 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	413	358	358	322	295	295	315	684	1332	1921	1592	1469	1402	1310	1228	1097	975	844	705	202	641	587
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SE	E	NE	ENE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	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	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	6:31AM1.16m				6:41PM1.78m					7:14AM1.27m				7:23PM1.76m				7:54AM1.37m				8:02PM1.69m
Low Tide			12:12PM0.15m					1:21AM-0.00m			1:00PM0.11m					1:55AM-0.03m				1:46PM0.09m


	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	1
Temp °C	14	17	18	19	19	17	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	16	15	16	18	19	18	18	18
Feels °C	13	17	15	15	17	14	11	9	8	9	10	11	12	12	12	11	12	13	15	14	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 15	SE 10	ESE 10	S 23	S 23	SSE 22	SSE 21	E 14	E 13	S 21	S 11	E 8	E 14
kJ	413	358	358	322	295	295	67	14	14	4	82	39	42	93	164	148	4	4	36	663	5	15
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SE 12	E 8	E 15	S 19	S 24	E 15	E 9	E 15	E 15	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 14	ENE 8	E 13	E 13	E 14	N 15
kJ	16	14	14	14	14	37	13	4	7	12	4	6	4	4	8	7	4	7	4	4	15	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 16	NE 7	NE 6	SE 13	ESE 13	E 9	NE 6	E 15	E 15	E 15	NE 15	S 23	E 15	NE 15	E 15	E 14	—	NE 13	S 22	S 22	S 21	S 21
kJ	5	2	2	7	17	13	1	4	4	4	8	11	4	9	4	4	—	7	37	9	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ENE 3	NE 3	—	SSE 9	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 7	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	—	—	—	3	5	—	315	684	1332	1921	1592	1469	1402	1310	1228	1097	975	844	705	202	641	587
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	55	277	37	4	56	64	160	219	219	219	37	37	4	4	4	37	37	37	37	33
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2		2	2	2	2					3	4	4	2	3	4	3	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	2	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	7	6	6	6	4	4	9	6
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Rating (10 max)	6	9	9	9	9	9	7	7	9	6	5	5	5	9	8	8	9	9	5	5	9	9

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