Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 1AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | NE 7 | NNE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 437 | 275 | 237 | 280 | 292 | 300 | 258 | 226 | 221 | 121 | 105 | 63 | 57 | 57 | 37 | 59 | 84 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:27AM0.95m | 1:46PM1.26m | 1:36AM0.84m | 2:59PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05PM0.56m | 6:33AM0.37m | 8:35PM0.60m | 7:29AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 437 | 275 | 237 | 280 | 292 | 300 | 258 | 226 | 221 | 50 | 105 | 63 | 57 | 57 | 37 | 59 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NE 6 | S 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 32 | 21 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 45 | 41 | 28 | 39 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | — | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 13 | 29 | 26 | — | — | — | 10 | — | 9 | 21 | 41 | 39 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 7 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | 244 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | 121 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 84 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 55 | 64 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 272 | 305 | 87 | 87 |
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