Evans Head-Airforce Beach surf break

Evans Head-Airforce Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 AEST
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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
24.5° 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 4AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s

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

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Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.5
SSE
1
ENE
1.7
SSE
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)888899999988888868888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)243228228153212280232227197199180176144144240130212219291298302302260266
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
20
S
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:08AM
1.21
2:33PM
0.94
4:09AM
1.27
3:51PM
0.87
5:04AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:03PM
0.32
9:25AM
0.65
8:53PM
0.36
10:53AM
0.60
9:51PM
0.37
11:57AM
0.51
Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise----4:58-------4:58-------5:00---
Sunset-------6:49-------6:49-------6:49
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-11111111--1-11---------
Temp. °C242323232323232425242423232525252524232324252626
Feels °C (?)222121192020202426262523232424242524242424242526
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