Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 6AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 122 | 161 | 149 | 173 | 146 | 146 | 134 | 127 | 75 | 108 | 125 | 119 | 219 | 215 | 234 | 215 | 87 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 173 | 669 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:51AM1.05m | 7:02PM1.64m | 7:25AM1.14m | 7:35PM1.68m | 7:59AM1.22m | 8:07PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10AM0.22m | 12:28PM0.23m | 1:40AM0.14m | 1:07PM0.18m | 2:09AM0.08m | 1:45PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 122 | 161 | 149 | 173 | 146 | 146 | 134 | 127 | 75 | 108 | 125 | 119 | 116 | 92 | 234 | 215 | 217 | 269 | 251 | 267 | 207 | 669 | 586 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | NNE 7 | S 15 | S 11 | N 6 | N 5 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 92 | 89 | 87 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 173 | 51 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 13 | S 15 | S 11 | S 16 | S 11 | S 15 | N 5 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 94 | 49 | 68 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 3 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 165 | 36 | 39 | 48 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 28 | 104 | 173 | 194 | 219 | 215 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 37 | 0 |
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