
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 7AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 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 (07 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
103 | 101 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 458 | 526 | 690 | 847 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 180 | 645 | 667 | 582 | 551 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:29AM1.15m | 5:29PM1.59m | 6:13AM1.28m | 6:14PM1.57m | 6:52AM1.41m | 6:54PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30PM0.12m | 11:09AM0.30m | 00:09AM0.06m | 12:03PM0.24m | 00:42AM0.03m | 12:51PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
43 | 101 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 57 | 57 | 51 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 588 | 412 | 318 | 405 | 354 | 363 | 370 | 313 | 645 | 667 | 582 | 551 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 12 | E 8 |
103 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 137 | 157 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 180 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ESE 9 | E 15 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | E 13 | N 20 | — | NE 12 |
5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 3 | 7 | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 |
— | 9 | 102 | 332 | 366 | 458 | 526 | 690 | 847 | 940 | 864 | 715 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 30 | 167 | 224 | 166 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 64 | 219 | 219 | 333 | 219 | 37 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 55 | 37 | 4 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 723 | 160 | 125 | 34 |
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