
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 1PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 2303 | 2282 | 2168 | 2201 | 2012 | 1553 | 1114 | 958 | 785 | 666 | 663 | 815 | 1014 | 1107 | 1177 | 1392 | 2000 | 2989 | 3527 | 3940 | 4100 | 3730 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:25AM1.14m | 9:39PM1.91m | 10:13AM1.17m | 10:21PM1.79m | 11:01AM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41AM-0.04m | 3:01PM0.06m | 4:24AM-0.02m | 3:49PM0.13m | 5:03AM0.03m | 4:38PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | NE 9 | S 19 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 9 | S 19 | S 21 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 37 | 81 | 35 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | NE 9 | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 3 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
1364 | 1848 | 2303 | 2282 | 2168 | 2201 | 2012 | 1553 | 1114 | 958 | 785 | 666 | 663 | 815 | 1014 | 1107 | 1177 | 1392 | 2000 | 2989 | 3527 | 3940 | 4100 | 3730 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 105 | 109 | 174 | 352 | 352 | 333 | 105 | 333 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 452 | 518 | 333 | 109 | 109 | 160 | 160 | 542 | 542 | 665 | 631 | 542 |
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