Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 7AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 47 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2142 | 1936 | 1699 | 1375 | 1111 | 923 | 717 | 597 | 474 | 135 | 360 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:25PM1.12m | 11:06AM1.41m | 11:05PM0.99m | 11:54AM1.34m | 11:56PM0.87m | 12:55PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24AM0.24m | 5:33PM0.43m | 4:58AM0.33m | 6:36PM0.51m | 5:40AM0.42m | 8:00PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 47 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1111 | 923 | 717 | 597 | 474 | 276 | 360 | 185 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 8 | S 19 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 135 | 29 | 152 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | NE 12 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 6 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | S 3 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 |
| kJ | 66 | 6 | 328 | 822 | 1190 | 1708 | 3105 | 4262 | 3998 | 3406 | 3124 | 2655 | 2142 | 1936 | 1699 | 1375 | 1402 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 48 | 231 | 305 | 1276 | 1276 | 941 | 810 | 174 | 33 | 37 | 105 | 219 | 219 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 55 | 55 | 29 |
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