Evans Head-Airforce Beach surf break

Evans Head-Airforce Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 AEST
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Evans Head-Airforce Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Evans Head-Airforce Beach sea temperature is
23.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 10PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)--
Afternoon (27 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (27 May)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
4
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1565
1388
1365
1208
1187
1114
1056
1030
917
917
670
584
566
470
452
452
443
443
386
340
290
244
239
198
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
W
10
NE
15
NW
5
N
15
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:43PM1.40m
5:33AM1.10m
6:22PM1.48m
6:19AM1.06m
6:58PM1.55m
7:03AM1.03m
Low Tide
00:02AM0.44m
11:38AM0.20m
00:50AM0.38m
12:13PM0.21m
1:34AM0.32m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:57
4:55
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
5
1
19
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
20
21
20
19
18
19
20
17
17
18
16
15
14
18
21
19
17
18
18
17
16
19
22
23
21
22
21
21
19
21
21
15
17
17
14
11
11
14
18
15
13
14
14
13
11
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
1565
1388
1365
1208
1187
1114
1056
1030
917
917
670
584
566
470
452
452
443
443
386
340
290
244
239
198
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.9
NNE
6
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.4
N
6
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
Energy kJ
10
9
9
9
9
8
2
8
8
8
57
15
6
14
47
38
45
68
77
61
42
12
20
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
9
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
9
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
S
16
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
7
4
23
22
13
53
52
25
43
5
21
21
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
5
1.1
NE
5
1.4
NNE
6
0.5
WNW
4
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.3
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.7
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.9
W
4
Energy kJ
18
25
67
110
7
47
54
54
1
5
4
5
9
12
23
25
25
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
48
66
29
0
0
0
29
0
29
34
29
30
29
29
29
34
38
38
34
34
34
34
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
7
9
6
6
6
6
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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