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 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Evans Head-Airforce Beach sea temperature is
21.3°C
0.6° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 8PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)--
Afternoon (22 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (22 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
378
330
293
285
248
299
307
310
334
372
487
543
507
444
362
309
240
199
204
187
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:54PM1.42m
5:44AM1.27m
5:37PM1.44m
6:22AM1.42m
6:20PM1.43m
Low Tide
11:31PM0.13m
11:35AM0.34m
00:05AM0.06m
12:24PM0.25m
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
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 mm
9
6
4
1
2
4
3
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
18
18
18
19
19
18
17
18
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
21
22
22
20
19
Feels °C
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
18
19
18
18
17
18
18
19
21
20
19
18
17
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