Evans Head-Airforce Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.11° S 153.44° E

Issued: 9 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Evans Head-Airforce Beach sea temperature is

20.4°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 (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 2AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Evening (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).
	Sun 13		Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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)	1	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	ENE 5	NE 6	SSE 11	NE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	203	309	309	283	233	164	220	195	147	142	140	37	31	64	33	102	105	94
Wind (km/h)	E	NE	NW	W	WNW	NNE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	NW	NNW	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		9:14PM1.43m				9:47AM1.49m				9:49PM1.28m					10:25AM1.47m
Low Tide				3:25AM0.07m				3:57PM0.25m				3:54AM0.15m					4:42PM0.34m


	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	16	14	14	17	18	19	18	17	16	14	14	19	21	20	19	19
Feels °C	16	16	15	12	13	17	15	16	15	14	14	13	13	17	17	16	15	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	ENE 5	NE 6	SSE 11	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	203	309	309	283	233	164	220	195	147	142	140	37	31	64	56	33	32	31
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	SSE 16	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 5	E 5	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 11	S 11	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 15	NE 14
kJ	61	53	8	8	8	14	14	2	2	2	2	88	85	4	4	4	4	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 13	S 17	NE 13	NE 13	E 10	E 10	E 12	E 13	E 12	NE 8	E 12	NE 7	NE 8	E 9	NE 12	—	E 12
kJ	9	13	22	6	6	8	8	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	6	—	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 5	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	N 3	N 3	NE 5	NE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	25	35	33	5	5	23	33	102	105	94
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Evans Head-Airforce Beach NSW - North Coast	Evans Head-Airforce Beach NSW - North Coast	Evans Head-Airforce Beach NSW - North Coast	Evans Head-Airforce Beach NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Pippi Beach NSW - North Coast	Ballina South Wall NSW - North Coast	Ballina South Wall NSW - North Coast	Ballina North Wall NSW - North Coast	Pippi Beach NSW - North Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie NSW - Port Macquarie	Iluka-North Wall NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	55	55	0	0	0	0	55	105	160	38	29	29	30	38	277	277	268	34
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	The Pass	Black Rock	Broken Head	Lennox Head	Lennox Head	Broken Head	The Pass			Mullaway	Mullaway	Black Rock	Black Rock	Dreamtime				Mullaway
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	1	1			1	1	1	1	1				2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	2	2	6	6	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Cow Bombie Australia	Fish Boma South Africa	Claptons Coils South Africa	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cloudbreak Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Glen Eden South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Supertubes Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cow Bombie Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	6	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	5	5

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