
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 6AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
426 | 403 | 347 | 328 | 253 | 243 | 200 | 145 | 139 | 76 | 74 | 56 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:28PM1.66m | 5:47AM1.02m | 6:24PM1.80m | 6:50AM1.05m | 7:17PM1.91m | 7:45AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:18AM0.24m | 11:34AM0.14m | 1:17AM0.11m | 12:30PM0.09m | 2:09AM0.02m | 1:22PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | S 5 |
426 | 403 | 347 | 328 | 253 | 243 | 200 | 145 | 139 | 76 | 74 | 56 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 43 | 42 | 44 | 32 | 38 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | ESE 10 |
121 | 86 | 82 | 62 | 56 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | N 3 | N 4 | E 11 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 7 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 4 | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 7 | W 3 | — | NNE 2 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 |
— | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 49 | 29 | 34 | 30 | 105 | 266 | 219 | 219 |
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