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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 Saturday 16 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
23.4° 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 9AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 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 65mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | |
322 | 390 | 428 | 400 | 374 | 433 | 549 | 603 | 680 | 739 | 705 | 675 | 675 | 731 | 723 | 786 | 788 | 865 | 885 | 885 | 904 | 919 | 994 | 1094 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:07AM1.27m | 7:43PM1.82m | 8:00AM1.20m | 8:30PM1.89m | 8:55AM1.13m | 9:21PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM0.14m | 1:07PM-0.00m | 2:19AM0.07m | 1:50PM0.02m | 3:15AM0.04m | 2:36PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 3 | 390 | 428 | 400 | 374 | 433 | 549 | 603 | 680 | 739 | 705 | 675 | 675 | 731 | 723 | — | — | — | 885 | 885 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NE 8 | S 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | NE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 322 | 17 | 223 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 786 | 788 | 865 | — | — | 904 | 919 | 994 | 1094 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 64 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 114 | 389 | 137 | 277 | 453 |
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