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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 17 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
23.6° 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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
!
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.4
ENE
9
3
ENE
10
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
25
S
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
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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)
2.2
E
9
0.1
S
10
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
Energy kJ
810
2
982
923
1405
1348
1212
1094
1011
800
710
614
614
550
480
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
N
7
Energy kJ
114
56
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
4
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.4
ENE
9
3
ENE
10
1.6
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
7
2
N
7
1.4
NNW
7
0.7
WNW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SSW
6
1.2
S
7
2.5
S
8
Energy 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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
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
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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