Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 3AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
53 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 80 | 72 | 84 | 81 | 77 | 73 | 59 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 88 | 72 | 101 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:08PM1.31m | 4:35AM0.83m | 5:05PM1.39m | 5:31AM0.89m | 5:50PM1.48m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19PM0.49m | 10:01AM0.44m | 00:03AM0.40m | 11:00AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | ENE 8 |
53 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 80 | 72 | 84 | 81 | 77 | 73 | 59 | 51 | 64 | 76 | 88 | 146 | 101 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 8 | S 11 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 98 | 112 | 39 | 61 | 68 | 97 | 87 | 72 | 108 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | S 14 | S 8 | S 18 | SSE 4 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 68 | 128 | 108 | 46 | 31 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 55 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 55 | 64 | 29 |
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