Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 1AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
125 | 295 | 258 | 123 | 47 | 252 | 240 | 212 | 180 | 151 | 151 | 122 | 92 | 205 | 150 | 71 | 70 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:13PM1.57m | 9:48AM1.41m | 9:50PM1.46m | 10:29AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38AM0.03m | 3:47PM0.22m | 4:10AM0.07m | 4:36PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 |
125 | 41 | 258 | 123 | 47 | 25 | 154 | 139 | 180 | 151 | 151 | 122 | 92 | 205 | 150 | 108 | 202 | 180 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 17 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
42 | 6 | 41 | 40 | 26 | 106 | 24 | 24 | 134 | 131 | 116 | 56 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 19 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
15 | 23 | 21 | 49 | 111 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 36 | 129 | 131 | 81 | 115 | 103 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
117 | 295 | 154 | 113 | 198 | 252 | 240 | 212 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 16 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 305 | 87 | 34 |
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