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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 12 Jan 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
23.8° C
 (Which is 1.7°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 6PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)--
Afternoon (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)999988888889999988888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)268213208189151147144188172172159144138138135118120149153182182182190190
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:33PM
0.94
4:09AM
1.27
3:51PM
0.87
5:04AM
1.35
5:04PM
0.87
5:52AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:53PM
0.36
10:53AM
0.60
9:51PM
0.37
11:57AM
0.51
10:48PM
0.36
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise------4:58-------5:00-------5:00-
Sunset-6:49-------6:49-------6:49------
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
211---------------------
Temp. °C242424242423232525252524232324262626252424242325
Feels °C (?)232325262625242625252626252526262626262625252526
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