Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 5AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSE 10 | NE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2734 | 7 | 1883 | 1586 | 1324 | 1004 | 811 | 695 | 549 | 484 | 381 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:05PM0.99m | 11:54AM1.34m | 11:56PM0.87m | 12:55PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33PM0.43m | 4:58AM0.33m | 6:36PM0.51m | 5:40AM0.42m | 8:00PM0.55m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 8 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1004 | 811 | 695 | 549 | 484 | 381 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | NE 13 | E 8 | E 12 | S 19 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 9 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 162 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 16 | NE 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | E 12 | E 8 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2562 | 3970 | 4102 | 3854 | 3352 | 3098 | 2734 | 2276 | 1883 | 1586 | 1324 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 941 | 810 | 174 | 33 | 105 | 55 | 219 | 108 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 29 | 29 |
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