Evans Head-Airforce Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.11° S 153.44° E

Evans Head-Airforce Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Evans Head-Airforce Beach sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.1° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 7PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
3
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)
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.3
SSE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
1.6
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
169
157
131
127
105
91
105
219
206
225
237
240
69
276
66
105
48
51
603
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
NE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
S
20
S
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
S
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
5
SE
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:02PM1.64m
7:25AM1.14m
7:35PM1.68m
7:59AM1.22m
8:07PM1.69m
Low Tide
1:40AM0.14m
1:07PM0.18m
2:09AM0.08m
1:45PM0.15m
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
19
18
17
17
15
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
15
17
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
22
20
16
15
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
16
17
14
17
16
16
16
17
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