Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 9PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 276 | 292 | 318 | 327 | 341 | 376 | 52 | 69 | 315 | 781 | 730 | 657 | 51 | 55 | 385 | 320 | 320 | 432 | 622 | 331 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:35PM1.68m | 7:59AM1.22m | 8:07PM1.69m | 8:34AM1.30m | 8:39PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09AM0.08m | 1:45PM0.15m | 2:38AM0.04m | 2:23PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 96 | 94 | 94 | 73 | 341 | 376 | 347 | 318 | 315 | 781 | 730 | 657 | 545 | 460 | 385 | 320 | 320 | 55 | 54 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 71 | 55 | 52 | 52 | 139 | 51 | 53 | 49 | 51 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 55 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 7 | N 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 41 | 69 | 47 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 276 | 292 | 318 | 327 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 432 | 622 | 331 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 4 |
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