Evans Head-South Wall surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 AEST
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Evans Head-South Wall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Evans Head-South Wall sea temperature is
23.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Evans Head-South Wall today?

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-South Wall at 4PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (25 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.3
SE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
902
919
771
659
643
627
481
451
439
383
373
179
173
287
283
249
259
298
381
428
513
509
450
247
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
5
S
10
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:50PM0.98m
3:43AM1.47m
4:47PM1.10m
4:37AM1.43m
5:34PM1.23m
Low Tide
9:50AM0.22m
9:12PM0.46m
10:40AM0.18m
10:23PM0.44m
11:20AM0.15m
11:23PM0.39m
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:09
6:09
6:09
6:11
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5:17
5:16
5:15
5:15
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
3
1
1
2
3
2
Temp °C
20
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
19
18
18
19
21
21
21
21
20
20
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
18
19
19
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1
ENE
9
Energy kJ
4
4
16
4
2
2
14
3
3
3
151
151
173
287
283
249
259
298
381
147
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
1.1
SE
7
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
NE
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
17
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
12
12
116
11
11
23
49
3
3
6
6
4
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
S
15
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
3
3
3
11
3
3
5
2
5
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.3
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
1.8
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
Energy kJ
902
919
771
659
643
627
481
451
439
383
373
179
71
428
513
509
450
247
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
56
56
36
36
36
36
36
32
32
36
56
55
36
36
0
0
0
3
56
56
56
36
36
36
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
6
7
4
9
4
8
6
5
6
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
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