
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 10AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | N 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
476 | 370 | 300 | 319 | 157 | 115 | 74 | 54 | 40 | 43 | 50 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 55 | 31 | 86 | 110 | 73 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:29AM1.51m | 7:32PM1.43m | 8:04AM1.57m | 8:10PM1.33m | 8:39AM1.60m | 8:46PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM0.02m | 1:35PM0.17m | 1:43AM0.04m | 2:18PM0.18m | 2:12AM0.08m | 3:00PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 22 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NNE 6 | SSE 10 | NNE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
476 | 370 | 300 | 170 | 157 | 98 | 79 | 57 | 55 | 43 | 34 | 45 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 53 | 44 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 10 | E 8 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 |
22 | 12 | 14 | 240 | 12 | 115 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 36 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 16 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | NE 14 | NE 11 | NE 13 | NE 11 | NE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NE 12 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
239 | 228 | 235 | 319 | 143 | — | 74 | 54 | 40 | — | 50 | — | 45 | 47 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 55 | 31 | 86 | 110 | 73 | 66 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 114 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 108 | 1282 | 632 | 106 | 38 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 268 | 507 | 678 | 30 | 34 |
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