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Evans Head-Airforce Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 28 Jan 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
25.1° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 4PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (28 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
ESE
1.8
SE
1.7
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
E
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)1211111111810107777777777777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)844673595584551311450489285295327344365355322216321302200161204228273295
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:52PM
0.94
4:50AM
1.57
5:14PM
0.95
5:51AM
1.70
6:20PM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:33AM
0.43
9:47PM
0.27
11:50AM
0.31
10:57PM
0.23
12:48PM
0.18
11:57PM
0.16
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
Sunrise5:11-------5:11-------5:13-------
Sunset---6:45-------6:45-------6:44----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212423232222222223242424242423232324242424232322
Feels °C (?)212322222121202020212121222321222122222223232423
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