Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 6AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
143 | 131 | 128 | 125 | 196 | 260 | 260 | 110 | 150 | 125 | 156 | 138 | 156 | 150 | 138 | 114 | 104 | 84 | 86 | 103 | 94 | 94 | 234 | 202 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:14AM0.97m | 6:28PM1.57m | 6:51AM1.05m | 7:02PM1.64m | 7:25AM1.14m | 7:35PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM0.31m | 11:47AM0.30m | 1:10AM0.22m | 12:28PM0.23m | 1:40AM0.14m | 1:07PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
143 | 131 | 128 | 125 | 55 | 55 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 125 | 156 | 138 | 156 | 150 | 138 | 114 | 104 | 84 | 86 | 103 | 94 | 94 | 234 | 202 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
106 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 94 | 92 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 5 | NE 16 | NE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 13 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 |
4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | — |
10 | 13 | — | — | 196 | 260 | 260 | 110 | 150 | 57 | 81 | 48 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 28 | 112 | 170 | 151 | 160 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 258 | 389 | 87 | 87 | 106 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 56 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 0 |
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