Evans Head-Airforce Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.11° S 153.44° E

Issued: 9 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Evans Head-Airforce Beach sea temperature is

20.0° 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 (20 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 1PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Aug)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Evening (20 Aug)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 20						Friday 21								Saturday 22
	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)	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	E 7	E 7	NNE 4	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	276	266	266	226	221	121	99	49	57	57	47	45	45	24	34	75	65	59	61	49	49	86
Wind (km/h)	W	W	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	WNW	N	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	WSW	NNW	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off
High Tide				1:46PM1.26m				1:36AM0.84m				2:59PM1.26m				3:12AM0.80m					4:08PM1.31m
Low Tide	6:33AM0.37m					8:35PM0.60m				7:29AM0.44m					10:12PM0.57m			8:45AM0.47m


	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	18	18	18	17	16	15	15	17	19	18	17	17	16	15	15	17	20	19	19	18
Feels °C	13	14	16	16	14	14	14	13	13	15	15	13	13	14	13	13	13	15	18	18	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 8	E 7	E 7	ENE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	276	266	266	226	221	121	99	44	57	57	37	45	45	24	34	75	65	59	61	49	49	86
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	SE 10	SSE 8	SE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSE 8	E 7	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 7
kJ	25	23	22	21	4	42	45	49	28	39	24	28	22	21	27	14	14	14	14	14	8	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSE 10	—	ESE 9	SE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 7	E 7	S 12	S 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 12	E 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9
kJ	—	—	—	10	—	17	21	41	39	27	24	3	3	9	4	4	3	2	10	9	9	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNE 3	NNE 4	N 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	120	—	—	—	—	—	47	14	19	21	20	16	13	6	7	8	10	3
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	55	55	105	29	29	29	0	29	305	268	87	64	38	29	29	29	0	0	29	0
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	7	5	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	7	6	6	7	6	6	5	9	5

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