Evans Head-Airforce Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.11° S 153.44° E

Evans Head-Airforce Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Evans Head-Airforce Beach sea temperature is
20.1°C
0.3° 

Evans Head-Airforce Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
54
56
56
56
80
72
84
81
77
73
59
61
68
76
88
72
101
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
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
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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