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 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Evans Head-Airforce Beach sea temperature is
20.4° C
0.2° 

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 10PM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 21s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (18 Jul)15ft (4.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
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4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
9
4.5
SE
9
3.5
ESE
11
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
10
5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
3
ESE
10
2.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2129
3083
2409
4770
4568
4514
4286
4274
4132
3916
3939
3842
3486
3172
2880
2386
2002
1432
1593
1137
Wind (km/h)
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:03PM1.62m
11:50AM1.21m
11:44PM1.43m
12:42PM1.22m
Low Tide
4:38PM0.24m
5:41AM0.09m
5:29PM0.36m
6:18AM0.16m
6:28PM0.48m
rain showers
light rain
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clear
rain showers
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6:37
6:37
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5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
11
10
10
12
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
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