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Evans Head-Airforce Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Evans Head-Airforce Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 20 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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 12PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
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 17mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | |
563 | 489 | 489 | 414 | 354 | 301 | 257 | 255 | 219 | 219 | 214 | 210 | 210 | 1672 | 1957 | 2632 | 3264 | 3961 | 4678 | 5640 | 5741 | 4558 | 4140 | 3996 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:49AM0.99m | 11:08PM1.80m | 11:52AM0.95m | 00:05AM1.70m | 1:00PM0.95m | 1:03AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10AM0.07m | 4:16PM0.19m | 6:10AM0.12m | 5:12PM0.28m | 7:11AM0.16m | 6:16PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 |
 | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | 4:59 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | ESE 11 |
 kJ | 563 | 489 | 489 | 414 | 354 | 301 | 257 | 255 | 219 | 219 | 214 | 210 | 210 | 177 | 146 | 118 | 96 | 74 | 54 | 31 | 31 | 18 | — | 971 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 51 | 210 | 403 | 593 | 1055 | 1093 | 1456 | 1884 | 1960 | 1342 | 1279 | 1268 | 1574 | 1672 | 1957 | 2632 | 3264 | 3961 | 4678 | 5640 | 5741 | 4558 | 4140 | 3996 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 64 | 55 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 160 | 160 | 219 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 109 | 271 | 631 | 305 | 631 | 219 |
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