Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 1AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 8 | E 7 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 196 | 121 | 99 | 52 | 57 | 47 | 37 | 45 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 34 | 65 | 59 | 59 | 36 | 37 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:36AM0.84m | 2:59PM1.26m | 3:12AM0.80m | 4:08PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35PM0.60m | 7:29AM0.44m | 10:12PM0.57m | 8:45AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 196 | 42 | 99 | 52 | 57 | 47 | 36 | 45 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 34 | 65 | 59 | 59 | 36 | 37 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 17 | 45 | 49 | 28 | 26 | 37 | 28 | 16 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 7 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 21 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 120 | 121 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 32 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 160 | 249 | 87 | 64 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
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