Surf Forecasts:
Evans Head-Airforce Beach surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 11 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period, SSE swell with 1,965 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 4 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Evans Head-Airforce Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 6s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Evans Head-Airforce Beach in the next 16 days are 2.2m 14s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 10s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Fri 11th Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 8 | NNE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 60 | 104 | 90 | 300 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 110 | 897 | 980 | 1259 | 730 | 356 | 1001 | 1461 | 1090 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:47AM0.89m | 2:45PM1.47m | 3:24AM0.88m | 4:00PM1.55m | 4:43AM0.94m | 5:02PM1.65m | 5:43AM1.04m | 5:55PM1.74m | 6:31AM1.16m | 6:41PM1.78m | 7:14AM1.27m | 7:23PM1.76m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.44m | 7:32AM0.35m | 9:56PM0.37m | 8:57AM0.36m | 11:07PM0.26m | 10:15AM0.31m | 00:00AM0.15m | 11:18AM0.23m | 00:43AM0.06m | 12:12PM0.15m | 1:21AM-0.00m | 1:00PM0.11m | 1:55AM-0.03m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | SSE 23 |
| kJ | 28 | 309 | 90 | 38 | 50 | 104 | 90 | 41 | 831 | 723 | 5 | 110 | 10 | 980 | 1259 | 730 | 356 | 14 | 9 | 178 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | S 12 | E 10 | S 9 | S 10 | E 10 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | NE 8 | E 10 | SSE 13 | ENE 9 | E 16 | NE 3 | S 17 | S 23 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 52 | 18 | 11 | 47 | 18 | 27 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 273 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 9 | E 10 | — | ENE 9 | E 16 | E 16 | ENE 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 17 | — | 16 | 15 | 8 | 16 | — | 15 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | WNW 3 | SE 4 | SSE 8 | S 11 | — | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | — | — | ENE 9 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 22 | — | — | 29 | 60 | 3 | 27 | 300 | 1278 | — | 269 | 270 | 897 | — | — | 15 | — | 1001 | 1461 | 1090 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 4 | 30 | 389 | 29 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 4 | 55 | 37 | 0 | 29 | 277 | 0 | 55 | 941 | 37 |
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