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Evans Head-Airforce Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Evans Head-Airforce Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Evans Head-Airforce Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Evans Head-Airforce Beach sea temperature is
23.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 12AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
1526 | 1461 | 1597 | 1597 | 1447 | 1645 | 1048 | 1447 | 1411 | 1260 | 1165 | 1652 | 1661 | 1467 | 1440 | 1181 | 897 | 880 | 804 | 348 | 404 | 602 | 572 | 620 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:56AM0.92m | 00:22AM1.63m | 1:14PM0.87m | 1:31AM1.56m | 2:37PM0.90m | 2:40AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21PM0.30m | 7:34AM0.25m | 6:28PM0.39m | 8:47AM0.25m | 7:49PM0.45m | 9:50AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  | |  | | | |  |  |  | | | |  | | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 131 | 309 | 465 | 609 | 667 | 403 | 371 | 505 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 196 | 128 | 98 | 96 | 66 | 66 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1526 | 1461 | 1597 | 1597 | 1447 | 1645 | 1048 | 1447 | 1411 | 1260 | 1165 | 1652 | 1661 | 1467 | 1440 | 1181 | 897 | 880 | 804 | 348 | 404 | 602 | 572 | 620 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 219 | 64 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 542 | 105 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 55 | 55 | 105 | 37 | 37 | 55 | 55 |
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