
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crabbs Creek today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crabbs Creek at 11PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Crabbs Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
264 | 584 | 527 | 260 | 347 | 446 | 268 | 245 | 396 | 440 | 406 | 356 | 289 | 203 | 167 | 117 | 193 | 305 | 346 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:01PM1.18m | 6:00AM0.97m | 5:46PM1.25m | 6:33AM1.08m | 6:28PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29AM0.51m | 11:45PM0.28m | 11:23AM0.44m | 00:19AM0.23m | 12:10PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
264 | 584 | 527 | 260 | 173 | 115 | 121 | 96 | 106 | 118 | 129 | 132 | 129 | 116 | 79 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 54 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 18 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 |
189 | 58 | 84 | 244 | 347 | 446 | 268 | 181 | 74 | 70 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | E 15 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
29 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
— | — | 64 | 94 | 139 | 188 | 196 | 245 | 396 | 440 | 406 | 356 | 289 | 203 | 167 | 117 | 193 | 305 | 346 | 253 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 14 | 59 | 25 | 49 | 14 | 14 | 59 | 114 | 203 | 203 | 204 | 204 | 51 | 51 | 204 | 577 | 438 | 316 | 51 |
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