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Evans Head-Airforce Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 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
22.1° C
(Which is 2.3°C colder than average 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 6PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 617 | 596 | 502 | 485 | 476 | 403 | 396 | 326 | 311 | 212 | 208 | 204 | 209 | 209 | 192 | 173 | 135 | 132 | 106 | 106 | 101 | 90 | 67 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:43PM 1.31 | 3:08AM 1.12 | 2:36PM 1.18 | 4:04AM 1.21 | 3:33PM 1.08 | 4:52AM 1.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:35PM 0.24 | 8:44AM 0.60 | 9:18PM 0.26 | 10:04AM 0.60 | 9:59PM 0.27 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:41 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 23 |
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