
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (22 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 8PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
378 | 330 | 293 | 285 | 248 | 299 | 307 | 310 | 334 | 372 | 487 | 543 | 507 | 444 | 362 | 309 | 240 | 199 | 204 | 187 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:54PM1.42m | 5:44AM1.27m | 5:37PM1.44m | 6:22AM1.42m | 6:20PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31PM0.13m | 11:35AM0.34m | 00:05AM0.06m | 12:24PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | E 15 | E 15 | S 11 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | NE 7 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 362 | — | 240 | 199 | 204 | 187 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | E 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | — | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
378 | 330 | 293 | 285 | 248 | 299 | 307 | 310 | 334 | 372 | 487 | 543 | 507 | 444 | — | 309 | 91 | 91 | 74 | 77 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1280 | 1280 | 105 | 114 | 106 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 114 | 1062 | 277 | 284 | 38 | 34 | 29 | 87 | 258 | 277 | 277 | 87 |
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