Evans Head-Airforce Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 19 Aug 2025 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
20.5° 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 4AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

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Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
E
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SSE
1.4
E
1.5
ENE
1.5
E
0.9
SSE
1.6
E
2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010101088888895613677777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)176173275157127354318280262232238332181336452394511593680658641569549555
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
S
15
S
10
S
15
SE
20
ESE
5
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
15
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:40AM
0.89
5:11PM
1.60
5:46AM
0.95
6:05PM
1.69
6:37AM
1.03
6:51PM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:15PM
0.34
10:13AM
0.32
12:14AM
0.24
11:18AM
0.27
12:59AM
0.16
12:12PM
0.20
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Sunrise--6:15-------6:13-------6:13-----
Sunset-----5:23-------5:24-------5:24--
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Rain (mm)
-112323-1212774856443211
Temp. °C141313141616151615161615131416151617171718181918
Feels °C (?)11910121312141313141413131312111213131314131414
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - North Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 32 km from Evans Head-Airforce Beach has swung offshore (light winds from the WSW at Ballina Airport Automatic Weather Station). 1.0m 10s swell from the ESE with a 0.5m 14s groundswell from the SSE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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32 km away, 55 min ago

11 km/h
WSW
0.0
20.5
Air / Water (°C)
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