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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 3 am Tuesday 05 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
23.5° 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 9AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-South Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1512 | 1369 | 1235 | 1130 | 1030 | 1030 | 917 | 907 | 789 | 770 | 755 | 755 | 787 | 698 | 680 | 596 | 510 | 500 | 440 | 371 | 363 | 301 | 301 | 257 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:59AM0.95m | 10:22PM1.52m | 10:42AM0.90m | 11:06PM1.47m | 11:33AM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27AM0.30m | 3:33PM0.30m | 5:13AM0.34m | 4:12PM0.35m | 6:04AM0.37m | 4:56PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 |
21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1512 | 1369 | 1235 | 1130 | 1030 | 1030 | 917 | 907 | 789 | 770 | 755 | 755 | 787 | 698 | 680 | 596 | 510 | 500 | 440 | 371 | 363 | 301 | 301 | 257 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 5 | S 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | S 15 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | S 8 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 26 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
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