
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 11PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 4 | SSE 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
573 | 281 | 227 | 255 | 262 | 238 | 225 | 172 | 168 | 120 | 104 | 84 | 77 | 64 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 29 | 73 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:12AM0.80m | 2:10PM1.26m | 2:52AM0.79m | 3:23PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00PM0.55m | 6:41AM0.49m | 9:31PM0.52m | 8:05AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 |
573 | 281 | 227 | 255 | 262 | 238 | 225 | 172 | 168 | 120 | 104 | 84 | 68 | 64 | 102 | 72 | 58 | 42 | 61 | 67 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 19 |
7 | 239 | 196 | 162 | 129 | 102 | 91 | 129 | 111 | 104 | 71 | 69 | 84 | 79 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 15 | 73 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | N 4 | N 4 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | SE 8 |
3 | 7 | 28 | 58 | 62 | 103 | 101 | 147 | 139 | 139 | 142 | 83 | 77 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 49 | 26 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 5 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 29 | 43 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 55 | 55 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 160 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 105 | 305 | 429 | 106 | 34 |
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