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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 24 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 8PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (24 Apr)8ft (2.4m)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 29mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.4
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
E
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1126
1034
1048
631
974
906
902
882
808
672
583
520
291
216
393
393
373
363
349
387
397
346
292
294
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
2:37PM0.90m
2:40AM1.51m
3:50PM0.98m
3:43AM1.47m
4:47PM1.10m
4:37AM1.43m
Low Tide
7:49PM0.45m
9:50AM0.22m
9:12PM0.46m
10:40AM0.18m
10:23PM0.44m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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6:09
6:09
6:09
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5:19
5:17
5:16
5:15
3
4
4
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
21
21
20
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
20
19
18
19
20
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
18
17
17
18
16
17
17
18
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
1.1
SSE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.1
N
10
0.4
SSE
8
1.1
E
8
1.4
E
8
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
1.2
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
10
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
189
4
4
4
4
16
30
2
24
149
216
3
3
3
3
3
3
197
35
292
294
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
0.4
SSE
8
0.1
N
13
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
2
23
3
7
7
5
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
4
4
3
2
3
3
5
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.4
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
Energy kJ
1126
1034
1048
631
974
906
902
882
808
672
583
520
291
196
393
393
373
363
349
387
397
346
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
36
56
56
56
56
36
56
56
56
56
36
36
36
36
32
36
36
36
36
32
0
0
32
32
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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