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 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 1AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
E
7
1
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
121
99
52
57
47
37
45
32
28
25
34
65
59
59
36
37
51
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:36AM0.84m
2:59PM1.26m
3:12AM0.80m
4:08PM1.31m
Low Tide
8:35PM0.60m
7:29AM0.44m
10:12PM0.57m
8:45AM0.47m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
16
16
15
17
19
19
18
17
16
15
15
17
20
21
19
18
Feels °C
15
15
14
14
13
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
15
18
19
16
15
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