Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 4AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 551 | 613 | 581 | 522 | 183 | 145 | 150 | 131 | 116 | 98 | 77 | 581 | 455 | 448 | 461 | 276 | 276 | 370 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:02PM1.01m | 10:31AM1.48m | 10:45PM0.92m | 11:17AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43AM0.28m | 5:15PM0.38m | 4:20AM0.36m | 6:12PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 28 | 41 | 240 | 185 | 129 | 235 | 441 | 403 | 389 | 581 | 455 | 39 | 39 | 276 | 276 | 370 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | S 16 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 20 | 18 | 45 | 40 | 195 | 212 | 78 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 55 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | N 9 | ENE 10 | — | — | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 24 | 23 | 131 | 113 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 19 | — | — | 37 | 45 | 104 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | SSE 10 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 551 | 613 | 581 | 522 | 183 | 145 | 150 | 131 | 116 | 98 | 77 | 68 | — | 448 | 461 | 64 | 61 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 37 | 4 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 64 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
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