Crackneck Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.38° S 151.49° E

Crackneck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crackneck sea temperature is
19.0° C
0.7° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 6PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
2
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.9
SE
9
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
869
695
712
614
639
614
492
481
456
640
680
580
557
459
399
335
255
210
233
230
256
202
184
146
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
W
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:27PM1.43m
3:41AM1.07m
4:26PM1.53m
4:57AM1.05m
5:23PM1.64m
Low Tide
8:39AM0.27m
10:00PM0.41m
9:38AM0.30m
11:11PM0.30m
10:38AM0.30m
00:15AM0.17m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
16
15
15
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
12
17
18
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
12
13
12
13
9
9
10
10
12
13
13
12
10
9
9
11
15
14
10
11
9
8
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