Evans Head-Airforce Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.11° S 153.44° E

Issued: 3 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Evans Head-Airforce Beach sea temperature is

20.1° 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 (30 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s
Afternoon (30 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s
Evening (30 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 30								Friday 31								Saturday 1
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 13	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	11	12	17	18	18	18	19	18	18	27	30	30	29	19	19	10	9	10	10	13	640	692	884	794
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	SW	S	S	SSE	SE	S	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	S	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross
High Tide				8:27AM1.08m				8:40PM1.71m				9:02AM1.13m				9:12PM1.70m				9:39AM1.17m				9:43PM1.65m
Low Tide		2:49AM0.15m				2:05PM0.17m				3:19AM0.11m				2:42PM0.17m				3:50AM0.09m				3:19PM0.21m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	3	2	—	—
Temp °C	17	13	13	16	16	16	16	16	14	13	14	16	16	16	16	17	13	13	13	15	17	18	18	17
Feels °C	13	9	9	12	11	12	12	13	11	9	11	12	11	11	11	13	9	9	8	11	13	13	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 13	S 12	E 6	E 7	ENE 7	S 12	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 8	ENE 6	NE 8	ENE 6	NE 7	E 9	SE 16
kJ	11	12	17	18	18	18	117	266	12	27	30	110	29	19	19	8	8	10	4	9	4	2	6	64
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	NNE 7	SE 6	E 12	E 6	E 6	NE 7	E 6	NE 7	NE 6	E 13	ENE 7	E 13	E 13	E 13	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 6	NE 8	ENE 6	NNE 7	E 13	SSE 15	ENE 8
kJ	8	5	2	3	7	12	19	12	18	6	3	30	3	3	3	10	9	4	10	4	5	3	21	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	SE 7	S 15	S 14	E 13	S 14	E 6	NE 7	E 13	E 11	E 16	E 13	E 16	E 8	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 9	E 13	NE 7
kJ	5	2	4	4	3	16	12	18	3	3	5	3	5	1	3	3	3	3	3	13	13	2	3	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 3	SSW 4	S 5	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 6	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	—	7	15	74	184	214	176	138	595	530	431	288	726	726	953	339	815	774	656	630	640	692	884	794
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	174	108	108	37	4	4	33	4	4	30	4	4	4	4	4	4	33	33	55	4	37	37	37	37
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Rating (10 max)		1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	2	3	2	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	9	9
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	6	5	7	6	5	5	6	9	9

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