Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 5PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 312 | 272 | 272 | 226 | 203 | 199 | 168 | 165 | 135 | 143 | 226 | 259 | 302 | 294 | 294 | 294 | 257 | 251 | 287 | 295 | 309 | 383 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:16PM1.31m | 2:15AM0.82m | 2:22PM1.31m | 3:28AM0.88m | 3:20PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03AM0.50m | 8:34PM0.45m | 7:18AM0.54m | 9:34PM0.39m | 8:38AM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 312 | 272 | 272 | 226 | 203 | 199 | 168 | 165 | 135 | 143 | 226 | 259 | 302 | 294 | 294 | 294 | 257 | 251 | 287 | 295 | 39 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 121 | 121 | 82 | 76 | 58 | 51 | 37 | 34 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | S 19 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 35 | 32 | 42 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 11 | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 108 | 135 | 123 | 123 | 104 | 108 | 119 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 309 | 383 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 4 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 37 | 37 | 4 |
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