Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 9PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | NE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2637 | 7 | 2091 | 1663 | 1324 | 1011 | 913 | 721 | 573 | 281 | 227 | 255 | 235 | 210 | 220 | 183 | 155 | 129 | 107 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:56PM0.87m | 12:55PM1.28m | 1:12AM0.80m | 2:10PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36PM0.51m | 5:40AM0.42m | 8:00PM0.55m | 6:41AM0.49m | 9:31PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 8 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1011 | 913 | 721 | 573 | 281 | 227 | 255 | 235 | 210 | 220 | 183 | 155 | 129 | 107 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | NE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | S 19 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 239 | 196 | 162 | 129 | 102 | 132 | 120 | 126 | 93 | 93 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 16 | NE 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | E 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 58 | 62 | 103 | 101 | 147 | 137 | 137 | 144 | 83 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NNE 3 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | 2637 | 2276 | 2091 | 1663 | 1324 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 219 | 219 | 105 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 55 | 55 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 37 | 29 |
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