
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 8AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
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 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
211 | 211 | 173 | 173 | 132 | 160 | 159 | 109 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 75 | 57 | 514 | 572 | 709 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 25 | 24 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-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 |
High Tide | 4:37AM1.02m | 4:39PM1.58m | 5:29AM1.15m | 5:29PM1.59m | 6:13AM1.28m | 6:14PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44PM0.19m | 10:07AM0.37m | 11:30PM0.12m | 11:09AM0.30m | 00:09AM0.06m | 12:03PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
211 | 211 | 173 | 173 | 132 | 132 | 103 | 109 | 72 | 36 | 77 | 75 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 37 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 565 | 484 | 431 | 470 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | NNE 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
8 | 14 | 12 | 51 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 103 | 80 | 80 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 38 | 25 | 24 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | S 8 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 9 | E 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | N 5 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 8 | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — |
84 | 74 | 62 | 100 | 58 | 160 | 159 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 237 | 402 | 514 | 572 | 709 | 803 | 792 | 755 | 739 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 29 | 34 | 29 | 160 | 125 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 64 | 219 | 461 | 352 | 219 | 37 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 105 | 37 | 4 |
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