Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 9AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 96mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 341 | 294 | 294 | 295 | 287 | 333 | 383 | 416 | 416 | 427 | 427 | 427 | 486 | 502 | 536 | 525 | 650 | 628 | 538 | 476 | 456 | 349 | 310 | 214 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:28AM0.88m | 3:20PM1.34m | 4:22AM0.99m | 4:10PM1.38m | 5:06AM1.12m | 4:54PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM0.54m | 10:19PM0.31m | 9:46AM0.49m | 10:57PM0.22m | 10:44AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 7 | E 15 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 341 | 294 | 294 | 295 | 287 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 427 | 427 | 427 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 349 | 4 | 214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | S 11 | N 6 |
| kJ | 37 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 333 | 383 | 416 | 416 | — | — | — | 486 | 502 | 536 | 525 | 650 | 628 | 538 | 476 | 456 | — | 310 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 160 | 723 | 1280 | 614 | 114 |
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