Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 8PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 88 | 82 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:19PM1.68m | 9:58AM1.36m | 10:01PM1.54m | 10:39AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01PM0.20m | 3:50AM0.03m | 3:50PM0.23m | 4:26AM0.10m | 4:39PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 |
| kJ | 234 | 217 | 164 | 159 | 114 | 240 | 235 | 270 | 64 | 110 | 101 | 95 | 143 | 147 | 217 | 215 | 75 | 126 | 155 | 298 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | S 12 | S 18 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 57 | 72 | 96 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 12 | ENE 10 | S 18 | ENE 10 | S 18 |
| kJ | 49 | 41 | 41 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 66 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 11 | 20 | 96 | 20 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 343 | 443 | 421 | 303 | 205 | 181 | 213 | 247 | 216 | 88 | 82 | 68 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 163 | 155 | 183 | 38 | 14 |
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