Crackneck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.38° S 151.49° E

Issued: 3 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Crackneck sea temperature is

18.2°C

Crackneck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Crackneck today (01 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 6AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Afternoon (01 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	6s
Evening (01 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	7s

Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night).
	Thursday 1								Friday 2								Saturday 3
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	253	244	178	97	124	185	297	355	407	255	189	152	167	219	263	289	276	229	199	183	160	189	205	462
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NE	ENE	SE	SSW	S	SSE	NW	WNW	N	NNE	NE	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide	10:45PM1.17m				11:01AM1.56m				11:45PM1.06m				11:59AM1.51m				00:58AM0.99m					1:08PM1.46m
Low Tide			4:29AM0.31m				5:48PM0.23m				5:19AM0.40m				6:58PM0.27m				6:22AM0.48m					8:18PM0.29m


	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	6	2	1	3	2
Temp °C	19	19	19	25	27	22	20	22	22	21	20	24	24	20	20	20	19	18	17	16	17	19	19	17
Feels °C	15	16	16	21	21	16	15	19	19	18	18	21	20	19	18	19	19	19	17	16	16	17	20	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 10	S 9	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	S 9	S 8	NE 7
kJ	167	200	128	97	59	57	36	35	309	255	189	152	7	7	263	289	276	229	199	183	160	54	89	296
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 13	S 12	S 12	—	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 15	S 14	—	S 9	S 6	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 9	S 17	S 16	S 8
kJ	—	117	100	66	—	19	5	4	18	17	17	8	4	4	—	6	16	10	6	5	16	23	21	112
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	—	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 18	S 9	S 10	S 5	—	SSW 16	S 15
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	—	4	4	4	6	2	2	2	—	51	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 6	S 9	S 3	—	—	—	—	N 3	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	253	244	178	—	124	185	297	355	407	—	—	—	167	219	6	6	—	—	—	—	2	189	205	462
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	1	2	1	1	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	1	213	274	104	23	0	0	0	11	109	14	14	8	23	0	0	0	13	33	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1				2	3	2	1	2		1	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	7	6	6	5	5	3	2	3	6	5	5	5	5	3	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5

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