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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 09 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
23.7° 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: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (09 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (09 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
1
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
14
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
1
E
11
1.3
SSE
9
1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
2.1
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
243
178
146
152
155
155
192
199
225
225
221
214
250
283
347
407
407
401
401
401
404
330
319
362
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:45PM0.87m
1:42AM1.39m
2:53PM0.94m
2:37AM1.39m
3:51PM1.06m
3:32AM1.39m
Low Tide
7:57AM0.35m
6:52PM0.51m
8:50AM0.30m
8:05PM0.52m
9:37AM0.22m
9:19PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:05
5:04
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
Temp °C
13
16
19
20
20
19
16
15
15
17
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
21
21
21
19
20
20
10
13
16
18
19
18
14
13
13
15
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
17
17
17
18
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
10
2.1
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.1
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
0.9
E
12
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
12
Energy kJ
426
1313
1278
1037
804
669
696
658
556
434
356
214
250
199
347
407
407
401
401
401
404
330
319
295
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.5
E
14
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
Energy kJ
168
178
146
152
155
155
192
199
225
225
221
9
9
103
25
60
87
183
179
116
163
159
206
200
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
14
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.5
S
17
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
11
0.1
NE
10
0.6
S
11
0.4
S
11
Energy kJ
243
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
25
23
9
8
3
149
8
8
174
84
4
81
38
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
11
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
6
2.1
SSE
7
Energy kJ
1926
1485
1188
339
325
283
318
337
227
360
207
226
207
220
241
362
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
32
3
3
0
0
36
36
36
3
36
36
36
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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