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 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Evans Head-Airforce Beach sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.8° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 8AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (06 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (06 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.6
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
2.3
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
7
2.4
SSE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
211
211
173
173
132
160
159
109
80
80
77
75
57
514
572
709
36
39
39
39
38
25
24
25
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
NW
20
NW
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SE
20
ESE
10
E
0
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:37AM1.02m
4:39PM1.58m
5:29AM1.15m
5:29PM1.59m
6:13AM1.28m
6:14PM1.57m
Low Tide
10:44PM0.19m
10:07AM0.37m
11:30PM0.12m
11:09AM0.30m
00:09AM0.06m
12:03PM0.24m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
19
19
23
25
28
27
22
20
19
18
19
18
18
18
18
16
15
14
17
18
17
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17
Feels °C
19
19
19
21
22
26
26
22
21
18
12
13
12
12
11
12
11
10
10
13
14
13
15
17
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