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Evans Head surf report and forecast

New South Wales, Australia · updated 02 Nov 2026, 23:49 AEDT · NOAA GFS-Wave cycle 20261102_06z
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1.6rating now (B 3 · A 1)
0.9 m (3.1 ft)wave height now
5.3 speriod
Eswell from
4 kt SSWwind glassy
22 °C (72 °F)water · Rash guard or 1-2 mm shorty
05:52 / 19:07sunrise / sunset

Swell 1: 0.6 m 4 s SSE · Swell 2: 0.5 m 6 s ENE · Swell 3: 0.4 m 10 s SSE

Best window this week: Thursday 14:00 AEDT — 4.4 1.0 m (3.1 ft) at 9 s, onshore wind. Ratings: 0–10 for an intermediate surfer; B = beginner, A = advanced. Offshore/onshore is judged against the coast's orientation (85° faces the sea).

7-day surf forecast

DayRatingWave heightPeriodSwell fromWindSun
Mon 02 Nov0.6 B 1 · A 00.9–1.1 m (3.1–3.5 ft)5 sS8 kt cross-onshore05:52–19:07
Tue 03 Nov3.1 B 5 · A 10.8–1.5 m (2.7–4.9 ft)7 sSSE13 kt glassy05:51–19:08
Wed 04 Nov3.0 B 4 · A 20.9–1.3 m (2.9–4.4 ft)7 sE13 kt cross-shore05:51–19:08
Thu 05 Nov4.4 B 6 · A 21.0–1.9 m (3.1–6.4 ft)7 sE14 kt onshore05:50–19:09
Fri 06 Nov3.8 B 1 · A 41.7–2.1 m (5.6–6.8 ft)9 sSSE12 kt cross-shore05:49–19:10
Sat 07 Nov4.2 B 3 · A 31.3–1.8 m (4.3–6.0 ft)8 sSSE18 kt cross-shore05:48–19:11
Sun 08 Nov1.9 B 0 · A 21.4–4.8 m (4.6–15.7 ft)8 sS23 kt cross-shore05:48–19:12

Today and tomorrow, every 3 hours

TimeRatingWavePeriod · fromWind
Mon 23:001.6 B 3 · A 10.9 m (3.1 ft)5 s E4 kt SSW glassy
Tue 02:003.7 B 5 · A 20.9 m (3.0 ft)10 s SSE6 kt WSW offshore
Tue 05:003.1 B 5 · A 20.9 m (2.8 ft)9 s SSE7 kt WSW offshore
Tue 08:003.1 B 5 · A 10.8 m (2.7 ft)8 s SSE4 kt WSW glassy
Tue 11:002.8 B 5 · A 10.8 m (2.7 ft)8 s SE7 kt NNE cross-onshore
Tue 14:002.3 B 4 · A 10.9 m (2.8 ft)8 s ESE15 kt NE cross-onshore
Tue 17:000.8 B 1 · A 01.1 m (3.8 ft)5 s NNE20 kt N cross-shore
Tue 20:000.9 B 1 · A 01.2 m (4.0 ft)5 s NNE23 kt N cross-shore
Tue 23:001.1 B 1 · A 11.5 m (4.9 ft)5 s N22 kt NNW cross-shore

Evans Head tide chart

+0.8 m-0.7 mTue 03Wed 04Thu 05Fri 06Sat 07Sun 08Mon 09
DayHigh and low tide (AEDT, height vs. mean sea level)
Mon 02 NovLow 22:10 (-0.6 m / -1.8 ft)
Tue 03 NovHigh 04:10 (+0.2 m / +0.7 ft) · Low 09:40 (-0.3 m / -1.1 ft) · High 16:10 (+0.7 m / +2.1 ft) · Low 23:00 (-0.6 m / -2.0 ft)
Wed 04 NovHigh 05:20 (+0.3 m / +1.1 ft) · Low 11:00 (-0.4 m / -1.2 ft) · High 17:10 (+0.6 m / +2.0 ft) · Low 23:50 (-0.6 m / -2.1 ft)
Thu 05 NovHigh 06:10 (+0.5 m / +1.6 ft) · Low 12:00 (-0.4 m / -1.4 ft) · High 18:10 (+0.6 m / +1.9 ft)
Fri 06 NovLow 00:30 (-0.7 m / -2.2 ft) · High 06:50 (+0.6 m / +2.0 ft) · Low 13:00 (-0.5 m / -1.6 ft) · High 18:50 (+0.5 m / +1.7 ft)
Sat 07 NovLow 01:00 (-0.7 m / -2.3 ft) · High 07:30 (+0.7 m / +2.4 ft) · Low 13:50 (-0.5 m / -1.7 ft) · High 19:30 (+0.5 m / +1.5 ft)
Sun 08 NovLow 01:40 (-0.7 m / -2.3 ft) · High 08:10 (+0.8 m / +2.7 ft) · Low 14:30 (-0.6 m / -1.9 ft) · High 20:10 (+0.4 m / +1.3 ft)

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Waves: NOAA GFS-Wave global 0.25deg, cycle 20261102 06z (NOMADS). Tides: GOT4.10c (NASA GSFC) via pyTMD. Water: sea surface temperature: Open-Meteo Marine API (ECMWF / Météo-France), CC BY 4.0. Times in local time (Australia/Sydney). Forecast for the nearest open-water model point (-29.00, 153.75); local bathymetry, tide and wind change conditions at the beach.