Evans Head-Airforce Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.11° S 153.44° E

Issued: 9 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Evans Head-Airforce Beach sea temperature is

20.3° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 1PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s
Evening (27 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 27						Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSE 8	SSE 8	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	13	16	16	16	32	32	220	14	14	13	13	90	26	36	35	25	18	19	26	26	25	18
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	SSE	SE	ESE	ENE	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	ENE	NNE	N	WNW	W	W	W	W	E	E	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide	6:36AM0.93m				6:58PM1.57m					7:15AM0.98m				7:34PM1.64m				7:52AM1.03m				8:08PM1.69m
Low Tide			12:09PM0.29m					1:44AM0.26m			12:51PM0.23m					2:17AM0.20m				1:29PM0.19m


	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	14	16	17	17	17	14	13	13	14	16	17	17	16	15	14	13	16	20	19	18	18
Feels °C	10	13	14	15	16	17	12	11	11	13	16	16	15	14	14	12	11	13	18	15	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 8	S 8	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 7	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	403	387	319	264	234	217	220	203	160	157	119	90	32	36	35	25	18	19	26	9	25	18
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	SSE 7	SSW 7	SSE 7	S 7	S 7
kJ	5	16	16	16	32	32	15	14	5	3	6	3	26	46	42	28	28	18	10	4	8	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	S 10	E 5	SE 8	ESE 11	SE 7	ESE 11	E 11	SE 7	ESE 11	SSE 7	ENE 7
kJ	13	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	14	13	13	18	8	16	12	13	12	10	13	12	4	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 3	SW 3	—	—	—	ESE 4	—	—	—	S 4	—	—	—	NNE 2	NNW 2	—	W 2	WSW 2	WSW 3	ENE 6	ENE 3	—
kJ	1	3	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	7	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	1	1	26	1	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	4	4	4	29	55	55	29	29	30	30	29	30	287	258	34
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	3	5	5	5	5	5	1	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	7	5	6

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