Crackneck Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.38° S 151.49° E

Crackneck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crackneck sea temperature is
18.7° C
0.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Crackneck today (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 11AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
332
269
269
269
226
205
172
164
161
119
119
92
92
92
70
70
43
41
28
28
28
28
24
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
SE
10
NW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:47AM1.03m
2:45PM1.31m
2:54AM0.93m
3:41PM1.32m
4:07AM0.89m
4:36PM1.36m
Low Tide
7:53AM0.39m
9:27PM0.53m
8:42AM0.45m
10:38PM0.50m
9:37AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
12
14
20
19
18
17
15
14
14
16
19
19
15
12
10
9
8
10
13
13
13
11
Feels °C
13
11
10
11
17
16
14
13
11
10
10
13
16
16
7
4
3
3
2
5
9
9
10
7
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