Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 2AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
32 | 26 | 29 | 85 | 63 | 78 | 59 | 59 | 53 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 73 | 66 | 62 | 61 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:12AM0.80m | 4:08PM1.31m | 4:35AM0.83m | 5:05PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12PM0.57m | 8:45AM0.47m | 11:19PM0.49m | 10:01AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
22 | 24 | 23 | 85 | 63 | 78 | 59 | 59 | 53 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 73 | 66 | 33 | 61 | 59 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 12 |
16 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 62 | 16 | 98 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | E 8 | S 9 | S 15 | S 13 | S 4 |
3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — |
32 | 26 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 74 | 56 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 64 | 34 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 64 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
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