Crackneck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.38° S 151.49° E

Issued: 3 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Crackneck sea temperature is

18.7° C

Crackneck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Crackneck today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 8AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	11s
Evening (20 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	4	3	3	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	972	997	908	925	908	823	730	716	619	500	500	442	380	356	307	258	258	332	269	269	264	210	205	172
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SSW	SSW	E	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	NW	NW	N	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	WNW	NW	W	SW	E	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	on	glassy	off
High Tide	00:01AM1.34m				12:59PM1.28m				00:51AM1.17m					1:51PM1.29m				1:47AM1.03m				2:45PM1.31m
Low Tide			6:30AM0.22m					7:01PM0.48m				7:10AM0.31m				8:11PM0.52m				7:53AM0.39m				9:27PM0.53m


	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	14	14	15	15	15	15	13	13	12	13	15	15	16	15	14	13	12	14	19	18	18	18
Feels °C	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	10	12	12	12	13	13	13	11	9	11	16	15	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	972	997	908	925	908	823	730	716	619	500	500	442	380	356	307	258	258	332	269	269	264	210	205	172
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	212	196	187	184	180	177	166	116	114	82	81	56	55	52	31	31	31	31	31	17	31	20	21	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	—	—	—	—
kJ	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	4	17	20	19	18	17	17	16	15	14	3	12	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	—	WNW 2	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	8	16	22	25	13	—	1	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	1	3	3	1	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	14	0	0	0	60	11	11	1	0	0	0	0	22	114	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	7	6	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	6	5	5

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