Evans Head-Airforce Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 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
20.4° 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 1PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.1
NE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
NE
1.2
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)666666666677666666664455
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1041319617317915011888607145545069616672644646305278106
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
W
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
0
SSE
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:44AM
0.91
4:55PM
1.56
5:39AM
1.01
5:45PM
1.60
6:22AM
1.12
6:26PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:09AM
0.38
11:53PM
0.21
11:11AM
0.32
12:32AM
0.14
12:01PM
0.26
1:04AM
0.10
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
Sunrise5:43-------5:41-------5:39-------
Sunset---5:38-------5:38-------5:39----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C172326262725221918202019191816161619202020191818
Feels °C (?)162223242624211715181716181916161620181717171716
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - North Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Light wind has turned cross-on at Evans Head-Airforce Beach (light winds from the N at EvansHeadRaaf Bombing Range 9 km from Evans Head-Airforce Beach). 1.4m 6s windswell from the NNE to make surfable waves.

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13 km/h
N
Cross-On
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