Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (03 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 10PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 547 | 1166 | 669 | 744 | 485 | 381 | 322 | 307 | 323 | 323 | 331 | 294 | 302 | 402 | 386 | 378 | 394 | 325 | 325 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:08PM1.46m | 3:25AM0.96m | 2:25PM1.44m | 3:47AM1.01m | 3:39PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18PM0.29m | 7:42AM0.53m | 9:34PM0.26m | 9:08AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 17 | NE 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 23 | 1006 | 12 | 515 | 485 | 381 | 322 | 307 | 323 | 323 | 331 | 294 | 302 | 402 | 386 | 378 | 394 | 325 | 325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 5 | S 16 | S 15 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 38 | 38 | 24 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 58 | 79 | 177 | 185 | 154 | 115 | 86 | 84 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 9 | S 10 | NE 11 | S 12 | E 17 | E 17 | SE 7 | S 19 | SE 7 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 17 | 17 | 5 | 19 | — | 7 | 7 | 60 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | S 9 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 251 | 547 | 1166 | 669 | 744 | — | 2 | 1 | 36 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 274 | 167 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 163 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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