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Evans Head-Airforce Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
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Evans Head-Airforce Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Evans Head-Airforce Beach sea temperature is
22.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 8AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
413 | 363 | 384 | 374 | 425 | 353 | 403 | 404 | 408 | 447 | 489 | 440 | 444 | 515 | 569 | 530 | 503 | 489 | 517 | 517 | 452 | 430 | 493 | 493 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:32AM1.39m | 4:41PM1.22m | 4:26AM1.39m | 5:27PM1.38m | 5:20AM1.37m | 6:12PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21AM0.14m | 10:27PM0.44m | 11:02AM0.07m | 11:29PM0.34m | 11:43AM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | E 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
319 | 327 | 284 | 263 | 184 | 220 | 127 | 121 | 119 | 119 | 88 | 86 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 77 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 34 | 50 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 23 | S 21 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 10 |
280 | 239 | 235 | 184 | 4 | 139 | 137 | 98 | 91 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | E 10 | — |
38 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 45 | 47 | 18 | 8 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
413 | 363 | 384 | 374 | 425 | 353 | 403 | 404 | 408 | 447 | 489 | 440 | 444 | 515 | 569 | 530 | 503 | 489 | 517 | 517 | 452 | 430 | 493 | 493 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 745 | 64 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 37 |
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