Evans Head-Airforce Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.11° S 153.44° E

Evans Head-Airforce Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Evans Head-Airforce Beach sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.6° 

Evans Head-Airforce Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 5PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.7
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.4
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1
SE
8
1.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
398
408
497
479
449
460
421
249
475
169
399
455
437
314
253
225
270
244
250
266
125
134
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
E
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:52AM1.33m
11:40PM1.10m
12:44PM1.29m
00:27AM0.95m
1:46PM1.26m
Low Tide
5:18AM0.20m
5:58PM0.47m
5:52AM0.29m
7:05PM0.56m
6:33AM0.37m
8:35PM0.60m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
15
16
17
18
18
17
16
14
14
15
17
17
18
17
Feels °C
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
15
16
16
16
16
15
12
12
14
16
16
16
15
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