Evans Head-Airforce Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.11° S 153.44° E

Issued: 3 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Evans Head-Airforce Beach sea temperature is

20.4° 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 (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 9AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 24s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	15ft (4.5m)	10s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	15ft (4.5m)	10s
Evening (19 Jul)	15ft (4.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).
	Sunday 19								Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	3	2	3	2	3	3	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	4547	4372	4250	4074	4154	4547	4657	4622	4429	3737	3273	2621	2254	2000	1699	1455	1269	1132	928	815	725	561	481	427
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide	11:03PM1.62m				11:50AM1.21m				11:44PM1.43m				12:42PM1.22m				00:26AM1.24m					1:39PM1.24m
Low Tide			5:41AM0.09m				5:29PM0.36m				6:18AM0.16m				6:28PM0.48m				6:56AM0.24m					7:38PM0.58m


	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18
Feels °C	10	11	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	16	16	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 21	S 20	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 18	S 24	S 18	SSE 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	SSE 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	34	33	75	72	67	11	158	59	85	78	68	61	89	87	80	73	103	1132	928	815	725	561	481	427
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 26	S 25	S 24	S 23	S 23	S 23	—	—	—	S 17	—	—	—	—	—	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	—	13	12	11	11	11	10	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	103	102	100	98	90	59	58	57
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	S 22	S 16	S 20	S 15	S 16	S 16	S 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	9	5	8	18	19	20	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	4547	4372	4250	4074	4154	4547	4657	4622	4429	3737	3273	2621	2254	2000	1699	1455	1269	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	4	4	2	4	4	6	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	2	3	3	3	3	2	1
Distance (km)	518	564	564	548	548	452	333	219	174	219	37	174	37	37	37	37	33	37	0	33	0	0	0	4
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Rating (10 max)											4		3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	3	4	4	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4

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