Evans Head-Airforce Beach surf break

Evans Head-Airforce Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 12 Mar 2026 AEST
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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
26.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 8PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)--
Afternoon (12 Mar)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (12 Mar)6ft (1.8m)12s

Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)121211121212121212111111778101010101010987
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1170967861876892923939923139612641376135162373583112291004926378370351274223162
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:55PM
0.78
3:39AM
1.28
4:21PM
0.83
4:39AM
1.37
5:17PM
0.92
5:25AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:17PM
0.51
10:53AM
0.47
9:41PM
0.48
11:38AM
0.36
10:44PM
0.40
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise------5:43-------5:45-------5:46-
Sunset-6:07-------6:06-------6:05------
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----253311221----------
Temp. °C292827252524242424242323222122222222222222222222
Feels °C (?)282628252624242423222020181717171818192019202020
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