Evans Head-South Wall Surf Forecast

/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (29.11° S 153.44° E)

Surf Forecasts:

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 AEST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 23.4° 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 2PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Apr)	6ft (1.9m)	8s
Afternoon (27 Apr)	6ft (1.9m)	8s
Evening (27 Apr)	6ft (1.8m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 27						Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thu 30
	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)	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	481	505	439	466	476	428	383	309	264	228	326	316	309	301	301	349	367	367	326	326	309	351	500	552
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	4:37AM1.43m				5:34PM1.23m				5:24AM1.38m				6:14PM1.35m				6:07AM1.33m				6:50PM1.45m
Low Tide			11:20AM0.15m				11:23PM0.39m				11:54AM0.13m				00:14AM0.35m				12:25PM0.12m				1:00AM0.30m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11
	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	5:14
mm	1	1	3	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	4	3	—	—	—	1	—	1	2	4	2	—
Temp °C	20	21	20	21	21	20	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	19	20	21	22	21	20	21	21	21
Feels °C	18	19	18	18	18	17	16	16	17	16	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	19	19	19	18	19	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	S 10	S 10	S 10	ESE 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	3	505	439	—	—	—	383	309	264	228	326	316	309	301	301	349	2	8	8	326	7	7	7	6
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	N 12	—	N 18	N 18	N 11	N 18	N 17	ESE 8	N 16	NE 16	NE 16	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	NE 15	NE 15	NE 15	S 10	NE 16	E 16	N 14	N 13
kJ	5	3	—	6	6	2	6	6	7	5	10	10	3	2	2	2	9	9	9	7	10	5	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 15	—	—	—	—	N 11	N 13	N 17	—	S 12	S 12	E 16	NE 16	N 16	N 15	NE 15	NE 15	NE 16	NE 15	—	—	N 15	S 21
kJ	—	5	—	—	—	—	2	3	6	—	3	3	5	10	5	5	9	9	10	9	—	—	5	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	S 4	S 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	481	—	—	466	476	428	—	—	10	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	367	367	326	298	309	351	500	552
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	36	55	36	36	32	0	1	0	3	0	36	32	0	0	0	3	3	36	36	36	56	36	36
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Rating (10 max)	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	9	9	8	7	7	9	7

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