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Evans Head-Airforce Beach Surf Forecast
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Evans Head-Airforce Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 18 May 2026 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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 8PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1016 | 1062 | 1249 | 1093 | 846 | 955 | 924 | 1106 | 1608 | 1160 | 932 | 821 | 712 | 627 | 550 | 550 | 480 | 414 | 354 | 295 | 295 | 251 | 255 | 255 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 9:21PM1.90m | 9:50AM1.05m | 10:13PM1.87m | 10:49AM0.99m | 11:08PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12AM0.04m | 3:24PM0.12m | 5:10AM0.07m | 4:16PM0.19m | 6:10AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | — | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | — | — | 2 | — | 846 | 955 | 924 | 1106 | 1301 | 1160 | 932 | 821 | 712 | 627 | 550 | 550 | 480 | 414 | 354 | 295 | 295 | 251 | 255 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NE 10 | N 7 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1016 | 1062 | 1249 | 1093 | 444 | 335 | 317 | 107 | 1608 | 260 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 66 | 154 | 306 | 562 | 817 | 926 | 1087 | 1217 | 1064 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 499 | 284 | 284 | 160 | 160 | 66 | 64 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
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