Evans Head-Airforce Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.11° S 153.44° E

Issued: 3 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Evans Head-Airforce Beach sea temperature is

20.2° 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 (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 11AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	4s
Evening (28 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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)	ESE 12	SSE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ENE 4	SSE 8	SE 8	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	15	138	14	13	13	6	26	16	12	17	16	18	18	19	18	18	22	22	19	16	18	35	21	35
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NE	NNE	NNW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	E	NNE	SSW	SW	SW	SW	S	SSE	SSE	SE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off
High Tide				7:15AM0.98m				7:34PM1.64m				7:52AM1.03m				8:08PM1.69m				8:27AM1.08m				8:40PM1.71m
Low Tide		1:44AM0.26m			12:51PM0.23m					2:17AM0.20m				1:29PM0.19m				2:49AM0.15m				2:05PM0.17m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	13	16	17	17	16	15	13	13	16	21	20	18	16	16	13	12	15	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	11	11	11	11	16	15	15	14	13	11	10	13	19	17	16	14	12	9	8	11	11	11	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	S 12
kJ	176	138	160	127	119	66	46	46	42	41	28	18	18	19	18	18	22	22	19	16	14	35	21	251
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	SSE 8	SE 8	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SE 7	S 16	E 7	E 7	NE 7	E 13	S 14	ENE 7
kJ	15	14	14	3	6	6	26	16	12	17	16	27	26	8	8	8	2	5	1	8	18	3	100	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 12	ESE 12	S 10	ESE 11	E 4	NNE 3	NNE 3	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	S 16	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 13	S 16	NE 7	E 13
kJ	4	4	4	13	13	18	12	3	2	1	12	10	10	5	4	2	5	3	3	3	3	5	14	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 2	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	—	ENE 4	NNE 3	NW 2	W 2	—	WSW 2	WSW 3	—	NE 3	—	S 7	S 4	S 5	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7
kJ	—	2	3	4	5	—	6	3	1	1	—	1	2	—	1	—	8	27	97	162	247	239	186	131
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	4	0	4	29	29	55	49	34	30	30	30	30	30	287	258	219	219	38	34	4	4	37	33	4
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1					1	1	1	1	2	2	2
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