Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 4AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 73 | 119 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 93 | 50 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 230 | 286 | 312 | 322 | 718 | 551 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:10AM0.84m | 4:21PM1.36m | 5:02AM0.93m | 5:07PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.45m | 9:26AM0.49m | 11:19PM0.36m | 10:28AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 12 | N 5 | NNE 5 | S 18 | S 17 | N 5 | SSE 17 | S 11 | S 12 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 68 | 27 | 17 | 225 | 220 | 11 | 93 | 58 | 66 | 17 | 7 | 81 | 75 | 76 | 224 | 718 | 551 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 19 | S 11 | S 18 | N 5 | N 5 | S 17 | S 11 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 12 | E 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 15 | 73 | 59 | 169 | 16 | 11 | 151 | 38 | 50 | 42 | 103 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SE 8 | SSE 19 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | N 10 | E 8 | N 10 | S 18 | E 8 | S 20 | S 19 |
| kJ | 14 | 9 | 119 | 55 | 48 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | — | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | 42 | 59 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 17 | 19 | — | 112 | 230 | 286 | 312 | 322 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 160 | 55 | 106 | 105 | 113 | 160 | 37 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
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