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Evans Head-South Wall Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Evans Head-South Wall surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
23.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Evans Head-South Wall today?
The current surf forecast for Evans Head-South Wall at 4AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-South Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
810 | 956 | 1039 | 1067 | 992 | 912 | 924 | 848 | 866 | 979 | 1361 | 982 | 923 | 1405 | 1348 | 1212 | 1094 | 1011 | 800 | 710 | 614 | 614 | 550 | 480 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:30PM1.89m | 8:55AM1.13m | 9:21PM1.90m | 9:50AM1.05m | 10:13PM1.87m | 10:49AM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM0.04m | 2:36PM0.06m | 4:12AM0.04m | 3:24PM0.12m | 5:10AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 810 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 982 | 923 | 1405 | 1348 | 1212 | 1094 | 1011 | 800 | 710 | 614 | 614 | 550 | 480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | WNW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 956 | 1039 | 1067 | 992 | 912 | 924 | 848 | 866 | 979 | 1361 | 205 | 261 | 364 | 186 | — | — | 15 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 39 | 131 | 709 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 106 | 106 | 105 | 56 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 278 | 159 | 159 | 34 | 38 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 |
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