Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 5PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 425 | 356 | 365 | 358 | 370 | 319 | 253 | 305 | 266 | 272 | 217 | 207 | 203 | 168 | 168 | 165 | 147 | 187 | 232 | 302 | 302 | 294 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:12PM1.34m | 00:50AM0.80m | 1:16PM1.31m | 2:15AM0.82m | 2:22PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04AM0.44m | 7:21PM0.47m | 6:03AM0.50m | 8:34PM0.45m | 7:18AM0.54m | 9:34PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  | | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 425 | 356 | 365 | 358 | 370 | 319 | 253 | 305 | 266 | 272 | 217 | 207 | 203 | 168 | 168 | 139 | 147 | 187 | 232 | 302 | 302 | 294 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | SE 12 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 4 | 112 | 47 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 20 | 165 | 147 | 121 | 113 | 76 | 68 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 17 | SSE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | E 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 60 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 46 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 100 | 132 | 125 | 111 | 96 | 134 | 115 | 119 | 148 | 148 | 153 | 148 | 157 | 161 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 723 | 55 | 55 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 423 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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