Evans Head-Airforce Beach surf break

Evans Head-Airforce Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 AEST
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Evans Head-Airforce Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Evans Head-Airforce Beach sea temperature is
23.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 2PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (26 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (26 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1840
1805
1805
1979
1987
2020
1901
1756
1756
1591
1565
1388
1365
1208
1079
1042
976
850
835
750
810
573
562
520
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
WSW
5
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
E
0
NNE
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
0
NW
10
ENE
5
WNW
20
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
5:01PM1.30m
4:44AM1.16m
5:43PM1.40m
5:33AM1.10m
6:22PM1.48m
Low Tide
10:27AM0.20m
11:06PM0.49m
11:04AM0.20m
00:02AM0.44m
11:38AM0.20m
00:50AM0.38m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:57
4:57
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
19
2
5
3
1
Temp °C
19
19
21
21
21
21
20
20
19
19
20
21
21
21
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
17
16
16
21
20
23
21
21
21
21
22
21
20
22
23
23
24
20
19
20
21
21
20
20
15
17
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
Energy kJ
1840
1805
1805
1979
1987
2020
1901
1756
1756
1591
1565
1388
1365
1208
1079
1042
976
850
835
750
810
573
562
520
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.6
N
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
6
Energy kJ
41
38
37
33
31
29
26
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
18
32
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.4
NE
6
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
11
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
4
0.6
N
5
Energy kJ
24
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
105
105
55
55
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
30
0
29
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
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