Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 10AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s 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 (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 596 | 500 | 500 | 442 | 380 | 356 | 307 | 258 | 218 | 356 | 332 | 269 | 269 | 210 | 205 | 205 | 164 | 161 | 130 | 119 | 119 | 92 | 71 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:51AM1.17m | 1:51PM1.29m | 1:47AM1.03m | 2:45PM1.31m | 2:54AM0.93m | 3:41PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10AM0.31m | 8:11PM0.52m | 7:53AM0.39m | 9:27PM0.53m | 8:42AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 596 | 500 | 500 | 442 | 380 | 356 | 307 | 258 | 218 | 356 | 332 | 269 | 269 | 210 | 205 | 205 | 164 | 161 | 130 | 119 | 119 | 92 | 71 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 114 | 82 | 81 | 56 | 55 | 52 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 24 | 40 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 27 | 66 | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 130 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
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