Crackneck Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.38° S 151.49° E

Crackneck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 08 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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 10PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
1
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
13
2.4
SE
11
1.4
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
2.1
SE
11
2.2
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
2
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
0.9
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
396
1338
545
802
972
951
869
695
712
614
589
614
492
446
456
589
634
580
517
459
365
335
260
199
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:29PM1.33m
2:25AM1.12m
3:27PM1.43m
3:41AM1.07m
4:26PM1.53m
4:57AM1.05m
Low Tide
8:44PM0.49m
8:39AM0.27m
10:00PM0.41m
9:38AM0.30m
11:11PM0.30m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
15
15
14
13
12
12
14
15
15
14
12
12
11
11
14
15
14
14
12
11
11
13
Feels °C
13
12
11
12
12
11
10
10
12
13
13
12
9
9
8
8
12
14
13
13
10
9
9
11
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