Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 4AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 77 | 61 | 62 | 57 | 62 | 69 | 88 | 108 | 72 | 99 | 131 | 128 | 125 | 157 | 238 | 172 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:05PM1.39m | 5:31AM0.89m | 5:50PM1.48m | 6:14AM0.97m | 6:28PM1.57m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:03AM0.40m | 11:00AM0.38m | 00:39AM0.31m | 11:47AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 81 | 77 | 61 | 62 | 102 | 96 | 69 | 88 | 108 | 72 | 99 | 131 | 128 | 125 | 79 | 55 | 172 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 53 | 98 | 112 | 92 | 57 | 62 | 66 | 87 | 146 | 108 | 106 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 4 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 9 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 81 | 110 | 128 | 108 | 97 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | 157 | 238 | 24 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 64 | 55 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 87 | 429 | 87 | 87 |
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