Evans Head-Airforce Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.11° S 153.44° E

Evans Head-Airforce Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Evans Head-Airforce Beach sea temperature is
20.1°C
0.8° 

Evans Head-Airforce Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 6AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (10 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (10 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
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3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
19
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
404
858
1385
1888
1562
1631
1484
1288
1157
1016
921
858
793
730
675
616
474
439
407
355
309
295
123
66
Wind (km/h)
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:14AM1.27m
7:23PM1.76m
7:54AM1.37m
8:02PM1.69m
8:32AM1.44m
8:38PM1.58m
Low Tide
1:21AM-0.00m
1:00PM0.11m
1:55AM-0.03m
1:46PM0.09m
2:27AM-0.02m
2:30PM0.12m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:36
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
18
16
15
16
17
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
12
10
10
9
11
12
12
13
12
11
12
13
15
15
14
15
16
15
16
17
17
17
17
18
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