Evans Head-Airforce Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 13 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
23.8° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average 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 1PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
1.1
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)888888888666677777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1811761761721431421381371131391001071361551139691979773114747489
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
5
E
5
NW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:09AM
1.27
3:51PM
0.87
5:04AM
1.35
5:04PM
0.87
5:52AM
1.43
6:02PM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:53AM
0.60
9:51PM
0.37
11:57AM
0.51
10:48PM
0.36
12:44PM
0.41
11:39PM
0.32
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise4:58-------5:00-------5:00-------
Sunset---6:49-------6:49-------6:49----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232526252524242324252525242323212224252525242421
Feels °C (?)242526242624252424232324232324222324252526272823
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