Evans Head-Airforce Beach surf break

Evans Head-Airforce Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 AEST
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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
24.4° 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 5AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.2
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.5
SE
2.5
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2
E
1.9
E
Period(s) (?)666666667667677999998988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)196170139137106666464116545493809199203244258343987751702568501
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
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
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:49PM
0.94
7:13AM
1.61
7:29PM
0.99
7:49AM
1.69
8:06PM
1.03
8:24AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:24AM
0.26
1:59PM
0.25
1:05AM
0.20
2:33PM
0.18
1:43AM
0.16
3:06PM
0.13
Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise----5:01-------5:03-------5:03---
Sunset-------6:49-------6:49-------6:47
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---121212243141---131211
Temp. °C252525242424232424232323222224252423232323242525
Feels °C (?)242627272725232426232423222224252424242222232323
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