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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 12 Apr 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
25.4° 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 4PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (12 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
2
E
2
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)131313141414141414141414131313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7497608881126131515971594177916401617146312801049812690507424314248195192147145104
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
5
NNE
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise6:01-------6:01-------6:03-------
Sunset---5:30-------5:30-------5:29----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192223222121191716202221212019171519202121211716
Feels °C (?)192221202021181613171917181817151318182019211615
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