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Evans Head-South Wall surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 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
23.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average 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 8PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-South Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 135 | 106 | 155 | 143 | 98 | 105 | 80 | 74 | 76 | 61 | 63 | 44 | 277 | 312 | 334 | 376 | 352 | 336 | 255 | 309 | 302 | 310 | 302 | 283 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:33PM 1.08 | 4:52AM 1.31 | 4:30PM 1.01 | 5:34AM 1.40 | 5:26PM 0.98 | 6:14AM 1.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:59PM 0.27 | 11:12AM 0.55 | 10:40PM 0.27 | 12:08PM 0.47 | 11:20PM 0.27 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:41 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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