Evans Head-Airforce Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 08 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
23.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 4PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (08 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (08 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
192
200
200
200
200
200
162
295
178
146
152
155
155
196
199
225
225
221
214
246
199
420
407
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
5
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:35PM0.85m
00:47AM1.40m
1:45PM0.87m
1:42AM1.39m
2:53PM0.94m
2:37AM1.39m
Low Tide
7:00AM0.38m
5:48PM0.46m
7:57AM0.35m
6:52PM0.51m
8:50AM0.30m
8:05PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
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6:16
6:18
6:18
6:18
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5:07
5:06
5:06
5:05
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
16
17
17
17
15
13
13
16
18
19
20
20
17
16
15
17
20
20
21
20
19
19
6
9
13
13
13
15
12
10
10
13
15
16
19
19
16
14
13
15
17
17
18
19
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
10
2.2
S
12
2.2
S
11
2
S
11
0.8
E
11
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
10
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
E
13
Energy kJ
708
593
898
882
792
880
632
507
489
1415
1256
941
155
682
658
670
573
510
221
214
246
199
276
407
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.8
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.5
E
14
1.1
E
13
0.3
SSE
18
Energy kJ
184
192
200
200
200
200
200
162
295
178
146
152
9
155
196
199
225
225
4
4
9
103
420
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.9
E
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
NNE
9
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
168
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
4
10
9
6
23
31
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
9
0.2
WSW
2
2.5
S
11
2
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
908
1
1483
890
414
431
326
318
270
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
55
55
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
37
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
1
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
6
5
5
5
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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