Crackneck Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.38° S 151.49° E

Crackneck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crackneck sea temperature is
18.7°C
0.4° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 9PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
Afternoon (07 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (07 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
8
8
9
11
11
9
8
9
8
9
9
93
71
59
51
18
17
29
50
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
E
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
20
SSW
40
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:00PM1.56m
5:57AM1.12m
5:57PM1.63m
6:45AM1.22m
6:46PM1.66m
Low Tide
10:24AM0.43m
11:54PM0.15m
11:28AM0.35m
00:41AM0.08m
12:24PM0.28m
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
15
14
14
16
16
16
15
14
12
11
11
16
15
14
14
15
Feels °C
14
14
11
8
7
8
9
10
11
13
13
12
9
8
8
12
8
4
5
6
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