Surf Forecasts:
Evans Head-South Wall surf forecast from 24 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 25 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period, SSE swell with 423 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 25 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Evans Head-South Wall this week:
The surf forecast for Evans Head-South Wall over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Evans Head-South Wall in the next 16 days are 2.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.2m 7s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 30) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Thu 30th Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Evans Head-South Wall over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | E 13 | ESE 13 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 39 | 26 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 126 | 90 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 423 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:48AM0.85m | 5:33PM1.42m | 5:48AM0.88m | 6:18PM1.50m | 6:36AM0.93m | 6:58PM1.57m | 7:15AM0.98m | 7:34PM1.64m | 7:52AM1.03m | 8:08PM1.69m | 8:27AM1.08m | 8:40PM1.71m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.50m | 10:27AM0.38m | 00:30AM0.42m | 11:22AM0.35m | 1:09AM0.34m | 12:09PM0.29m | 1:44AM0.26m | 12:51PM0.23m | 2:17AM0.20m | 1:29PM0.19m | 2:49AM0.15m | 2:05PM0.17m | 3:19AM0.11m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 15 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 67 | 1933 | 1121 | 492 | 396 | 488 | 538 | 382 | 282 | 133 | 126 | 90 | 57 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 11 | NE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 7 | E 5 | E 13 | E 12 | S 17 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 30 | 39 | 26 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 | E 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | E 13 | E 17 |
| kJ | 57 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | — | 3 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 4 | SW 3 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 445 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 23 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 72 | 145 | 408 | 423 | 232 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 56 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 28 | 173 | 107 | 65 | 55 | 36 | 0 |
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