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Evans Head-Airforce Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.5° 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 12AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 293 | 294 | 302 | 256 | 242 | 197 | 203 | 199 | 169 | 163 | 168 | 138 | 138 | 137 | 137 | 164 | 113 | 116 | 151 | 118 | 118 | 72 | 55 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:26PM 0.98 | 6:14AM 1.48 | 6:16PM 0.97 | 6:51AM 1.55 | 7:02PM 0.97 | 7:29AM 1.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:20PM 0.27 | 12:54PM 0.39 | 12:01AM 0.26 | 1:35PM 0.32 | 12:41AM 0.24 | 2:14PM 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 4:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:41 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
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