Evans Head-Airforce Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.11° S 153.44° E

Evans Head-Airforce Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Evans Head-Airforce Beach sea temperature is
20.5°C
0.5° 

Evans Head-Airforce Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (20 Sep)1ft (0.3m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
1
N
4
0.3
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
19
0.8
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.8
N
4
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
N
5
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
41
32
16
36
73
119
28
11
11
11
93
50
24
17
11
198
233
273
276
718
573
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
0
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
5
W
35
S
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:23PM1.29m
4:10AM0.84m
4:21PM1.36m
5:02AM0.93m
5:07PM1.44m
Low Tide
8:05AM0.52m
10:36PM0.45m
9:26AM0.49m
11:19PM0.36m
10:28AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
17
21
22
22
20
20
19
18
18
23
26
25
23
21
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
15
19
18
18
16
18
17
15
15
21
21
20
19
20
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
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