Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 4PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 18s 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 (17 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 853 | 811 | 923 | 1040 | 993 | 854 | 854 | 1014 | 1305 | 1653 | 1140 | 1717 | 4964 | 4201 | 3060 | 2799 | 2582 | 2323 | 2247 | 2082 | 1760 | 1795 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | 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 | cross |
High Tide | 10:13AM1.17m | 10:21PM1.79m | 11:01AM1.19m | 11:03PM1.62m | 11:50AM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24AM-0.02m | 3:49PM0.13m | 5:03AM0.03m | 4:38PM0.24m | 5:41AM0.09m | 5:29PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 18 | NE 7 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | N 8 | S 21 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | E 12 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 26 | 9 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 36 | 1140 | 1717 | 79 | 35 | 34 | 72 | 75 | 72 | 67 | 62 | 61 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | NNE 8 | S 18 | S 12 | NE 8 | S 19 | S 20 | N 9 | — | S 22 | S 21 | SSW 21 | — | — | SSE 20 | S 25 | SE 24 | S 24 | S 23 | S 23 | S 17 |
| kJ | 25 | 26 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 8 | 2 | — | 37 | 81 | 147 | — | — | 41 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 853 | 811 | 923 | 1040 | 993 | 854 | 854 | 1014 | 1305 | 1653 | 1220 | 1805 | 4964 | 4201 | 3060 | 2799 | 2582 | 2323 | 2247 | 2082 | 1760 | 1795 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 494 | 496 | 496 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 109 | 109 | 174 | 620 | 631 | 562 | 548 | 548 | 564 | 564 | 548 | 452 | 452 | 333 | 287 |
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