Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 11PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 4 | E 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | E 11 | E 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 122 | 121 | 121 | 119 | 126 | 154 | 239 | 258 | 293 | 231 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:18PM1.29m | 5:17AM1.00m | 5:08PM1.36m | 5:57AM1.10m | 5:51PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15PM0.38m | 10:43AM0.53m | 11:53PM0.30m | 11:33AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 74 | 311 | 6 | 1233 | 723 | 412 | 233 | 632 | 369 | 260 | 210 | 181 | 156 | 131 | 141 | 166 | 224 | 174 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | E 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 12 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | E 13 | S 20 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 39 | 143 | 29 | 89 | 129 | 336 | 444 | 245 | 342 | 245 | 159 | 45 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | S 18 | S 19 | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | E 11 | E 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 19 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 32 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 255 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | E 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 59 | 304 | 585 | 1162 | 1690 | — | — | — | 352 | 36 | 122 | 121 | 121 | 119 | 126 | 154 | 239 | 258 | 293 | 231 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 251 | 299 | 395 | 235 | 183 | 155 | 14 | 14 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 213 | 168 | 168 |
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