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Evans Head-Airforce Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Evans Head-Airforce Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 18 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.6° 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 8AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
958 | 1044 | 1064 | 1019 | 919 | 940 | 958 | 1114 | 766 | 893 | 923 | 932 | 1361 | 1222 | 1125 | 1032 | 804 | 712 | 627 | 550 | 489 | 414 | 361 | 301 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 8:55AM1.13m | 9:21PM1.90m | 9:50AM1.05m | 10:13PM1.87m | 10:49AM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM0.04m | 2:36PM0.06m | 4:12AM0.04m | 3:24PM0.12m | 5:10AM0.07m | 4:16PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — |
5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 766 | 893 | 923 | 932 | 1361 | 1222 | 1125 | 1032 | 804 | 712 | 627 | 550 | 489 | 414 | 361 | 301 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | — | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 958 | 1044 | 1064 | 1019 | 919 | 940 | 958 | 1114 | 275 | 237 | 307 | 261 | 302 | 364 | — | 16 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 102 | 211 | 478 | 1342 | 1491 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 114 | 106 | 106 | 282 | 114 | 277 | 284 | 160 | 160 | 64 | 29 | 3 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
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