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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 04 May 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 normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-South Wall at 4PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (04 May)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (04 May)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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)
3
4
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.4
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1160
1087
1109
1278
1458
1636
1512
1369
1235
1130
1030
1030
917
813
804
689
603
592
598
586
610
584
510
500
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NW
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NE
10
E
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NW
10
W
10
WNW
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:19AM1.01m
9:42PM1.56m
9:59AM0.95m
10:22PM1.52m
10:42AM0.90m
11:06PM1.47m
Low Tide
2:58PM0.25m
4:27AM0.30m
3:33PM0.30m
5:13AM0.34m
4:12PM0.35m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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6:15
6:15
6:16
6:16
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5:09
5:08
5:08
5:07
1
1
4
5
4
5
4
3
Temp °C
20
21
23
22
21
21
20
18
18
21
24
22
22
21
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
18
17
22
23
24
22
20
22
21
18
18
22
24
22
22
22
20
19
19
19
19
20
21
20
19
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.4
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
Energy kJ
1160
1087
1109
1278
1458
1636
1512
1369
1235
1130
1030
1030
917
813
804
689
603
592
598
586
610
584
510
500
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
5
5
11
24
23
21
20
4
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
25
11
10
10
10
38
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
Energy kJ
58
119
108
50
30
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
1
0
56
56
87
30
30
0
0
0
107
36
0
0
0
0
0
32
3
3
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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