Evans Head-Airforce Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.11° S 153.44° E

Evans Head-Airforce Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Evans Head-Airforce Beach sea temperature is
19.9° C
0.5° 

Evans Head-Airforce Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 12AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.4
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
449
460
307
249
475
169
487
362
305
268
288
238
263
283
266
258
226
99
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
S
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:40PM1.10m
12:44PM1.29m
00:27AM0.95m
1:46PM1.26m
Low Tide
5:58PM0.47m
5:52AM0.29m
7:05PM0.56m
6:33AM0.37m
8:35PM0.60m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
16
16
17
17
18
17
16
14
13
13
13
16
17
18
17
Feels °C
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
12
11
11
12
16
15
16
15
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