Evans Head-Airforce Beach surf break

Evans Head-Airforce Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 AEST
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Evans Head-Airforce Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Evans Head-Airforce Beach sea temperature is
25.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Evans Head-Airforce Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 12PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (21 Jan)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (21 Jan)6ft (1.9m)11s

Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
1
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SE
2.2
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
2
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.8
SE
1.4
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)111111111111101111101010101011111010677779
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1126119312151100945928789804880789690576484408406364653663302227330173318450
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
E
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
25
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:30AM
1.76
9:58PM
1.15
10:04AM
1.71
10:39PM
1.18
10:40AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:57AM
0.15
4:12PM
0.07
3:35AM
0.18
4:45PM
0.06
4:18AM
0.25
5:19PM
0.07
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise--5:05-------5:05-------5:07-----
Sunset-----6:47-------6:46-------6:46--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------1-11---
Temp. °C222121232324232320192028282827252423232424242323
Feels °C (?)191919212122222420181928262627252321232524222222
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