Evans Head-Airforce Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 17 Apr 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 1AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
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!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NNE
1.6
N
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.3
SSE
0.2
ESE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.1
NE
0.6
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.2
NNE
0.1
NE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
Period(s) (?)566666131299131499991117161111131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9816672483619351367679023630888885232644114249629493045
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
25
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
S
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04PM
1.69
8:14AM
1.39
8:47PM
1.77
9:02AM
1.28
9:32PM
1.79
9:53AM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:23AM
0.08
2:18PM
-0.03
3:15AM
0.07
2:57PM
0.03
4:11AM
0.10
3:39PM
0.11
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:05-------6:05-------6:05---
Sunset-------5:24-------5:23-------5:22
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262421202021212121201918181920202120181616192121
Feels °C (?)232017151516171617171716161817161817161414161716
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