Evans Head-Airforce Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.11° S 153.44° E

Issued: 9 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Evans Head-Airforce Beach sea temperature is

20.4°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 (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 6PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Evening (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Wed night).
	Monday 14						Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	ENE 5	NE 5	SSE 11	NE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	N 5	N 5	ENE 6	NNE 5	NNE 5	E 14	E 13	NE 13	NE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	273	164	220	195	147	142	140	34	30	64	39	106	123	68	51	30	16	5	4	4	7	7
Wind (km/h)	W	NNE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	NW	NNW	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	WSW	S	S	S	S	SSE	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		9:47AM1.49m				9:49PM1.28m					10:25AM1.47m				10:25PM1.12m				11:06AM1.41m
Low Tide				3:57PM0.25m				3:54AM0.15m					4:42PM0.34m				4:24AM0.24m				5:33PM0.43m


	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	17	19	19	18	18	16	14	15	19	21	20	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16
Feels °C	14	17	16	16	15	15	15	13	14	17	17	16	15	17	17	12	12	11	9	8	8	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	ENE 5	S 11	SSE 11	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NNE 5	NNE 5	E 14	E 13	NE 13	NE 13
kJ	273	164	220	195	147	142	140	34	85	64	56	33	32	37	31	30	16	5	4	4	7	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 5	E 5	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 11	E 15	E 15	E 15	NE 14	E 15	SSE 10	SSE 10	N 5	ENE 6	E 14	S 17	S 17	S 16	—
kJ	8	14	14	2	2	2	2	88	4	4	4	8	4	18	18	19	12	4	6	5	5	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	E 10	E 10	E 12	E 13	E 12	NE 8	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	N 12	—	E 14	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	—	—	—	—
kJ	6	8	8	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	—	4	4	4	4	4	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ENE 5	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	N 3	NE 5	NE 5	NE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	N 5	N 5	S 4	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 10
kJ	—	—	—	23	21	36	33	6	30	28	39	106	123	68	51	28	368	743	1060	1556	2720	3484
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	55	272	160	90	29	30	30	38	277	1684	268	34	0	64	271	305	1276	1276	941	745
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1			1	1	1	1	1				2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	6	4	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	3	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	6	5	5	5

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