Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 11PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 341 | 289 | 479 | 451 | 496 | 473 | 356 | 356 | 365 | 428 | 370 | 363 | 312 | 305 | 305 | 272 | 272 | 242 | 203 | 199 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:38PM0.85m | 12:12PM1.34m | 00:50AM0.80m | 1:16PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12PM0.44m | 5:04AM0.44m | 7:21PM0.47m | 6:03AM0.50m | 8:34PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 341 | 289 | 103 | 451 | 496 | 473 | 356 | 356 | 365 | 428 | 370 | 363 | 312 | 305 | 305 | 272 | 272 | 191 | 203 | 166 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | ENE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 40 | 56 | 55 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 47 | 38 | 47 | 112 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 19 | 242 | 6 | 199 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 13 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | S 17 | SSE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | N 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | 67 | — | 41 | — | — | — | 6 | 60 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 5 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | ENE 7 | — |
| kJ | 24 | 43 | 479 | 50 | 39 | 43 | 94 | 109 | 105 | 92 | 95 | 102 | 104 | 153 | 163 | 184 | 176 | — | 171 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 37 | 4 | 37 | 105 | 723 | 105 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 105 | 37 | 37 | 4 | 37 |
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