
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 2AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
1717 | 1249 | 1082 | 933 | 799 | 729 | 824 | 874 | 930 | 821 | 800 | 874 | 877 | 1204 | 2323 | 4597 | 6483 | 6693 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:39PM1.91m | 10:13AM1.17m | 10:21PM1.79m | 11:01AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24AM-0.02m | 3:49PM0.13m | 5:03AM0.03m | 4:38PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | S 19 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 21 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 |
3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 36 | 81 | 79 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | N 9 | — | — | — | S 21 |
— | 7 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 3 | — | 27 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 76 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
1717 | 1249 | 1082 | 933 | 799 | 729 | 824 | 874 | 930 | 821 | 800 | 874 | 877 | 1204 | 2323 | 4597 | 6483 | 6693 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 333 | 333 | 333 | 305 | 37 | 452 | 496 | 496 | 287 | 37 | 37 | 105 | 64 | 105 | 542 | 542 | 631 | 333 |
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