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Evans Head-Airforce Beach Surf Forecast
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Evans Head-Airforce Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 28 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 5PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
959 | 941 | 915 | 682 | 670 | 584 | 573 | 470 | 452 | 452 | 386 | 386 | 340 | 340 | 290 | 284 | 239 | 194 | 194 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 158 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:33AM1.10m | 6:22PM1.48m | 6:19AM1.06m | 6:58PM1.55m | 7:03AM1.03m | 7:34PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38AM0.20m | 00:50AM0.38m | 12:13PM0.21m | 1:34AM0.32m | 12:49PM0.22m | 2:15AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 |
 | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | 4:55 |
5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
 kJ | 959 | 941 | 915 | 682 | 670 | 584 | 573 | 470 | 452 | 452 | 386 | 386 | 340 | 340 | 290 | 284 | 239 | 194 | 153 | 136 | 132 | 142 | 167 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | S 11 | S 7 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 59 | 14 | 13 | 64 | 68 | 70 | 44 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 117 | 194 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 158 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 8 | S 16 | S 8 | S 11 | S 8 | S 11 | NNE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 47 | 52 | 5 | 42 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 5 | WNW 3 | — | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 75 | 3 | — | 110 | 96 | 56 | 73 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 38 | 38 | 29 | 34 | 38 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
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