Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 10AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 395 | 445 | 360 | 316 | 255 | 183 | 201 | 315 | 432 | 215 | 286 | 469 | 441 | 392 | 403 | 403 | 392 | 382 | 374 | 374 | 434 | 456 | 460 | 430 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:24AM1.35m | 10:25PM1.46m | 11:07AM1.35m | 11:01PM1.28m | 11:52AM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15AM0.03m | 4:16PM0.25m | 4:47AM0.11m | 5:04PM0.36m | 5:18AM0.20m | 5:58PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 11 | S 9 | ESE 14 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 94 | 94 | 95 | 131 | 87 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 37 | 54 | 33 | 58 | 41 | 79 | 39 | 36 | 460 | 430 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 17 | ENE 9 | S 16 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | S 9 | ESE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 64 | 59 | 56 | 53 | 52 | 94 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 28 | 25 | 16 | 52 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 51 | 41 | 21 | 46 | 69 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | S 15 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SE 15 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 39 | 25 | 58 | 22 | 47 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 11 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 395 | 445 | 360 | 316 | 255 | 183 | 201 | 315 | 432 | 215 | 286 | 469 | 441 | 392 | 403 | 403 | 392 | 382 | 374 | 374 | 434 | 456 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 4 | 37 | 37 | 55 | 55 | 37 | 55 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 4 | 37 | 4 |
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