Evans Head-Airforce Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.11° S 153.44° E

Issued: 3 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Evans Head-Airforce Beach sea temperature is

20.8°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 (02 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 11AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (02 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	4s
Evening (02 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun night).
	Friday 2								Saturday 3								Sunday 4
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	NE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	36	106	74	74	113	49	78	89	128	154	142	123	210	255	255	236	187	207	302	262	475	723	386	454
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NW	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide	11:17PM1.01m				11:59AM1.55m				00:31AM0.90m					1:11PM1.51m				2:02AM0.86m				2:28PM1.51m
Low Tide			5:02AM0.26m				6:58PM0.34m				6:03AM0.35m					8:26PM0.33m				7:23AM0.41m				9:44PM0.28m


	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	19	20	19	18	17	16	16	15	20	21	19	19	19	18	18	17	21	22	21	20	19
Feels °C	14	13	14	17	16	15	13	13	13	14	13	17	16	14	15	17	16	16	16	19	17	16	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 8	SSE 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 18	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 15	S 16	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	36	106	74	74	37	20	19	19	128	9	142	123	7	2	2	6	187	207	302	262	4	5	386	454
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	S 15	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 9	S 18	S 18	S 9	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 9	S 16	S 16	S 9
kJ	66	40	39	38	37	9	2	4	9	9	9	7	2	6	6	2	6	23	21	19	2	19	5	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 15	—	—	S 15	—	S 14	S 14	S 10	S 10	S 10	—	S 9	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 18	N 17	S 10	S 16
kJ	—	—	—	5	—	—	4	—	4	4	2	2	2	—	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	6	2	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	—	NNE 3	NE 8	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	N 4	ENE 8	N 4	N 4	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	ENE 9	NE 10	NNE 5	NNE 5
kJ	27	20	—	4	113	49	78	89	11	154	14	9	210	255	255	236	17	17	24	12	475	723	123	98
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	3	2
Distance (km)	34	29	29	160	305	305	305	87	87	38	34	101	277	277	87	277	87	34	29	277	452	931	282	113
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1					1	1	2	1	1			1		2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	3	1	2	4	4	5	5	5	1	1	2	3	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	8	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7

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