
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 6PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 18 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
173 | 140 | 161 | 137 | 134 | 109 | 107 | 85 | 83 | 60 | 68 | 66 | 67 | 41 | 174 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 26 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:43PM1.29m | 3:32AM0.86m | 4:42PM1.35m | 4:48AM0.85m | 5:33PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34PM0.58m | 9:26AM0.39m | 11:41PM0.50m | 10:27AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
173 | 140 | 161 | 137 | 134 | 109 | 107 | 85 | 83 | 60 | 68 | 66 | 67 | 804 | 369 | 1709 | 1442 | 986 | 668 | 520 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | S 16 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 8 | S 11 | ENE 8 | E 9 | S 13 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 |
21 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 37 | 82 | 28 | 41 | 521 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 24 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 10 | ENE 8 | S 20 | ENE 8 | SSE 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 24 | 174 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 88 | 259 | 435 | 367 | 329 | 442 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
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