Evans Head-Airforce Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.11° S 153.44° E

Issued: 3 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Evans Head-Airforce Beach sea temperature is

21.0°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (01 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 9AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Afternoon (01 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (01 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	4s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).
	Thursday 1								Friday 2								Saturday 3
	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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 14	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 4	NE 5	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 5	NE 5	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	65	71	276	63	69	109	47	60	50	106	84	74	133	68	94	89	128	120	131	158	215	110	143	242
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NW	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide	10:20PM1.15m				10:58AM1.60m				11:17PM1.01m				11:59AM1.55m				00:31AM0.90m					1:11PM1.51m
Low Tide			4:15AM0.17m				5:41PM0.29m				5:02AM0.26m				6:58PM0.34m				6:03AM0.35m					8:26PM0.33m


	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	18	19	19	18	17	16	15	15	19	20	19	18	17	16	16	16	20	21	19	19	19
Feels °C	15	15	16	17	15	15	13	13	14	13	14	16	16	14	13	13	13	13	14	17	16	14	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	ENE 8	SSE 14	S 14	S 11	S 11	S 12	S 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 18
kJ	112	71	276	253	83	59	103	70	50	106	84	38	22	20	19	19	128	120	131	7	2	2	2	6
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 11	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 14	SSE 14	—	—	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 11	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	S 15	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	S 9	S 18	S 18	S 9
kJ	218	116	71	63	62	36	—	—	66	40	39	58	37	2	9	4	9	9	9	8	2	6	6	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	S 15	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	—	—	S 12	—	S 15	S 15	—	S 14	—	—	S 14	S 14	S 10	S 10	S 10	—	S 9	S 10
kJ	65	155	3	3	3	3	—	—	67	—	4	5	—	4	—	—	4	4	2	2	2	—	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 3	—	—	—	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	N 4	N 4	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	N 4	N 4	N 4	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 5	NE 5	NE 7
kJ	4	—	—	—	69	109	47	60	31	10	6	74	133	68	94	89	16	16	10	158	215	110	143	242
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	29	0	29	29	305	277	160	87	34	29	29	305	305	305	87	87	87	87	34	277	277	277	87	87
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2				1	1	1	1				1	1	2	1	2				1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	7	6	6	5	5	3	2	3	6	5	5	5	5	3	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5

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