Evans Head-Airforce Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 28 May 2026 AEST
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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
23.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 5PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (28 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (28 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
959
941
915
682
670
584
573
470
452
452
386
386
340
340
290
284
239
194
194
156
156
156
156
158
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
5
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:33AM1.10m
6:22PM1.48m
6:19AM1.06m
6:58PM1.55m
7:03AM1.03m
7:34PM1.59m
Low Tide
11:38AM0.20m
00:50AM0.38m
12:13PM0.21m
1:34AM0.32m
12:49PM0.22m
2:15AM0.28m
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:55
4:55
5
7
2
2
1
Temp °C
17
18
19
18
18
17
15
14
15
17
21
21
18
18
18
16
15
18
21
22
18
16
14
14
18
20
20
18
17
16
11
9
10
12
18
18
14
15
15
13
12
14
17
21
15
12
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
S
9
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
Energy kJ
959
941
915
682
670
584
573
470
452
452
386
386
340
340
290
284
239
194
153
136
132
142
167
167
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
1
NE
6
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.2
S
11
0.6
S
7
0.9
S
9
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
2
8
8
61
62
64
59
14
13
64
68
70
44
28
11
9
39
117
194
156
156
156
156
158
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
16
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
11
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
5
5
5
8
7
6
14
22
22
47
52
5
42
5
21
5
9
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
5
0.4
WNW
3
1.3
N
6
1.2
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
N
6
0.6
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
4
0.7
WNW
3
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
4
Energy kJ
75
3
110
96
56
73
9
4
7
12
17
13
13
13
10
4
4
3
7
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
29
0
29
29
30
29
38
38
29
34
38
34
30
29
29
29
0
0
0
29
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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