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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 3 pm Friday 16 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
24.4° C
 (Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 9PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
2.2
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
Period(s) (?)766666666677777778899899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1752032141881751491109064665759598573817794128111143628773724
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
40
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
N
5
W
25
S
30
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:49PM
0.94
7:13AM
1.61
7:29PM
0.99
7:49AM
1.69
8:06PM
1.03
8:24AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:24AM
0.26
1:59PM
0.25
1:05AM
0.20
2:33PM
0.18
1:43AM
0.16
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise------5:01-------5:03-------5:03-
Sunset-6:49-------6:49-------6:49------
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-2---21212211221---1---1
Temp. °C272625252423232323242424232222232525242321212324
Feels °C (?)272424252626232223242524222222242424252320202222
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