Evans Head-Airforce Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.11° S 153.44° E

Evans Head-Airforce Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Evans Head-Airforce Beach sea temperature is
20.8°C
1.0° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 9PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
310
353
353
341
341
302
286
286
286
333
383
407
416
416
383
383
486
549
588
637
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
S
5
S
0
S
5
NNE
0
NW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
NW
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
High Tide
2:22PM1.31m
3:28AM0.88m
3:20PM1.34m
4:22AM0.99m
4:10PM1.38m
Low Tide
9:34PM0.39m
8:38AM0.54m
10:19PM0.31m
9:46AM0.49m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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5:03
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5:03
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5:57
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5:58
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5:58
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 mm
4
3
2
2
1
1
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1
1
1
2
4
4
3
1
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1
5
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
18
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
18
18
17
18
17
18
17
18
16
17
17
17
18
18
16
18
21
20
20
19
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