
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 2AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
173 | 117 | 88 | 73 | 53 | 105 | 435 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 58 | 54 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 50 | 125 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:48PM1.33m | 8:20AM1.75m | 8:35PM1.25m | 9:05AM1.79m | 9:25PM1.14m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM0.00m | 2:50PM0.09m | 2:29AM0.04m | 3:44PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
173 | 117 | 88 | 41 | 47 | 51 | 50 | 223 | 201 | 129 | 97 | 54 | 41 | 40 | 66 | 68 | 46 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 11 | E 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
44 | 46 | 31 | 73 | 53 | 36 | 40 | 35 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 93 | 68 | 66 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | E 5 | SE 6 | SSE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | SE 5 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 |
8 | 39 | 41 | — | 1 | 105 | 435 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 58 | — | — | — | 6 | 50 | 125 | 127 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 55 | 37 | 56 | 55 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 37 | 0 |
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