Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 10PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:31PM1.05m | 11:33AM1.45m | 00:16AM0.97m | 12:17PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.26m | 5:00AM0.43m | 6:24PM0.33m | 5:38AM0.50m | 7:17PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 32 | 115 | 194 | 383 | 1186 | 1107 | 907 | 745 | 630 | 541 | 550 | 492 | 471 | 400 | 359 | 127 | 469 | 501 | 460 | 441 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 62 | 18 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | E 14 | NE 10 | — | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 9 | E 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 32 | 9 | — | — | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1219 | 865 | 682 | 454 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 398 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 299 | 202 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 155 | 155 | 38 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 213 | 474 | 23 | 23 | 213 |
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