Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 3AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 20s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the SE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1170 | 1078 | 936 | 1141 | 1338 | 1606 | 2480 | 3543 | 5402 | 5402 | 4372 | 4190 | 3892 | 3598 | 3421 | 3259 | 2990 | 2787 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:21PM1.79m | 11:01AM1.19m | 11:03PM1.62m | 11:50AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM0.03m | 4:38PM0.24m | 5:41AM0.09m | 5:29PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 19 | S 21 | S 22 | ESE 11 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 36 | 36 | 2035 | 79 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 75 | 72 | 67 | 62 | 61 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 20 | — | — | — | S 21 | — | — | — | S 26 | S 25 | S 24 | S 23 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 1170 | 1078 | 936 | 1141 | 1338 | 1606 | 2480 | 3543 | 5402 | 5402 | 4372 | 4190 | 3892 | 3598 | 3421 | 3259 | 2990 | 2787 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 333 | 287 | 37 | 160 | 160 | 174 | 620 | 631 | 562 | 620 | 619 | 562 | 548 | 564 | 548 | 548 | 333 | 287 |
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