Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 6PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 329 | 310 | 349 | 196 | 186 | 197 | 200 | 200 | 205 | 212 | 240 | 250 | 330 | 335 | 711 | 546 | 225 | 303 | 274 | 286 | 192 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:22AM1.42m | 6:20PM1.43m | 6:59AM1.56m | 7:03PM1.40m | 7:39AM1.67m | 7:48PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:24PM0.25m | 00:39AM0.01m | 1:12PM0.17m | 1:13AM-0.01m | 2:00PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 329 | — | — | 196 | 186 | 197 | 200 | 200 | 205 | 212 | 240 | 250 | 330 | 335 | 291 | 546 | 163 | 212 | 186 | 192 | 192 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | — | — | S 20 | — | — | S 18 | E 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 6 | 137 | — | 99 | 81 | 61 | 44 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 8 | NNW 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | S 3 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 310 | 349 | 135 | 135 | 140 | 118 | 140 | 113 | 106 | 126 | 126 | 136 | 207 | 711 | 214 | 225 | 303 | 274 | 286 | 7 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 614 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 284 | 277 | 64 | 114 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29 |
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