Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (26 Aug):
- 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 7PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
160 | 169 | 157 | 131 | 127 | 105 | 91 | 105 | 219 | 206 | 225 | 237 | 240 | 69 | 276 | 66 | 105 | 48 | 51 | 603 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:02PM1.64m | 7:25AM1.14m | 7:35PM1.68m | 7:59AM1.22m | 8:07PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40AM0.14m | 1:07PM0.18m | 2:09AM0.08m | 1:45PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSE 11 |
160 | 169 | 157 | 131 | 127 | 105 | 91 | 105 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 240 | 284 | 276 | 275 | 240 | 648 | 639 | 603 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 51 | 48 | 51 | 53 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 13 | NE 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 39 | 44 | 105 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — |
— | — | — | 5 | 36 | 211 | 297 | 247 | 219 | 206 | 225 | 237 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 0 | 37 | 34 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 55 |
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