Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 10AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 86mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 429 | 365 | 365 | 383 | 383 | 408 | 432 | 455 | 490 | 428 | 393 | 424 | 363 | 307 | 278 | 235 | 243 | 270 | 310 | 319 | 383 | 616 | 675 | 558 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:22AM0.99m | 4:10PM1.38m | 5:06AM1.12m | 4:54PM1.42m | 5:44AM1.27m | 5:37PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19PM0.31m | 9:46AM0.49m | 10:57PM0.22m | 10:44AM0.42m | 11:31PM0.13m | 11:35AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | E 15 | E 15 | S 11 | E 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 17 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 324 | 365 | 365 | 383 | 383 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 310 | 319 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | E 15 | S 10 | E 14 | E 13 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 19 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 429 | — | — | — | — | 408 | 432 | 455 | 490 | 428 | 393 | 424 | 363 | 307 | 278 | 235 | 243 | 270 | — | — | 383 | 616 | 675 | 558 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 125 | 133 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 160 | 723 | 1280 | 160 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 114 | 160 | 258 |
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