Evans Head-Airforce Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.11° S 153.44° E

Issued: 3 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Evans Head-Airforce Beach sea temperature is

20.8° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 8AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 9	E 11	SSE 8	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	74	67	39	38	38	25	20	20	20	20	20	20	10	10	10	10	9	7	9	8	7	2	785	0
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	W	W	NW	ENE	NNE	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	S	SE	SSE	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	S	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:50AM1.05m					7:17PM1.91m				7:45AM1.08m				8:06PM1.97m				8:36AM1.11m				8:54PM1.97m
Low Tide		1:17AM0.11m			12:30PM0.09m					2:09AM0.02m				1:22PM0.05m				2:57AM-0.03m				2:12PM0.04m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1
Temp °C	14	13	12	14	17	19	17	15	13	12	11	13	16	16	16	15	13	12	12	14	16	17	18	16
Feels °C	10	10	9	11	16	17	14	11	9	8	7	10	14	13	14	13	10	8	8	10	10	10	11	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	ESE 10	S 5	S 4	S 7	E 10	S 7	S 12	E 9	N 10	—	—
kJ	74	67	39	33	29	43	65	43	28	38	22	20	10	10	7	6	15	7	14	11	7	2	—	—
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 8	ESE 10	S 8	ESE 10	S 15	ESE 10	ESE 9	N 10	E 9	—	—
kJ	22	23	21	38	38	25	17	17	20	20	20	20	10	4	10	4	9	4	9	8	2	2	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 10	N 4	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	S 8	ESE 10	SE 7	S 11	S 13	S 17	E 9	E 11	—	—
kJ	23	22	2	21	21	20	20	20	10	10	6	2	2	2	5	10	2	2	13	6	2	2	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 3	WSW 3	S 8	SSW 7	WNW 3	—	NNE 2	NNW 3	WNW 3	W 3	WSW 3	SW 3	SSW 4	S 4	S 4	—	S 4	S 7	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 7	SSE 8	S 8
kJ	5	2	33	48	1	—	1	5	6	3	3	2	3	6	10	—	6	44	10	20	86	402	785	773
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	160	34	29	34	30	30	268	268	287	287	219	287	30	174	160	219	219	64	64
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1							1					3	3
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	5	7	5	5	5	8	8	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	9	7	8	8	6	7	6	7	7	4	4	4	5

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