Evans Head, Australia

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Evans Head
Evans Head, the nearest town. Photo: Gladiator-Citizen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Evans Head

Evans Head is a town in New South Wales, Australia. From Evans Head you can reach 2 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Evans Head, a kite and windsurf spot 0.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites. The nearest airport is BNK, 34 km away.

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Staying in Evans Head

  • 6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: BNK, 34 km, LSY, 36 km, OOL, 106 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Evans Head.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Evans Head each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Surf spots within 20 km of Evans Head: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Evans Head - Main Beach0.8 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft110 kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots5 ft145 kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore4 ft129 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots4 ft92 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots4 ft86 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots4 ft109 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots4 ft101 kJwind from the north, 9 knots
All readings for Evans Head - Main Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Evans Head - Main Beach, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct58, good4 ft6 smushy110kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots18°C
Tue 20Oct50, good5 ft6 smushy145kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore21°C
Wed 21Oct50, good4 ft6 smushy129kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots23°C
Thu 22Oct33, poor4 ft6 smushy92kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots19°C
Fri 23Oct50, good4 ft6 smushy86kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct40, fair4 ft6 smushy109kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots24°C
Sun 25Oct31, poor4 ft6 smushy101kJwind from the north, 9 knots23°C
Shark bay0.7 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft110 kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots5 ft145 kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore4 ft129 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots4 ft92 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots4 ft86 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots4 ft109 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots4 ft101 kJwind from the north, 9 knots
All readings for Shark bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Shark bay, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct58, good4 ft6 smushy110kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots18°C
Tue 20Oct50, good5 ft6 smushy145kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore21°C
Wed 21Oct50, good4 ft6 smushy129kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots23°C
Thu 22Oct33, poor4 ft6 smushy92kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots19°C
Fri 23Oct50, good4 ft6 smushy86kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct40, fair4 ft6 smushy109kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots24°C
Sun 25Oct31, poor4 ft6 smushy101kJwind from the north, 9 knots23°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Evans Head, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Evans Head

Windsurf near Evans Head

Places to eat near Evans Head

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits