Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 2AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 67 | 83 | 83 | 149 | 153 | 146 | 216 | 184 | 388 | 442 | 957 | 1374 | 1034 | 734 | 561 | 350 | 247 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:06PM1.52m | 4:56AM1.00m | 5:11PM1.61m | 6:03AM1.06m | 6:09PM1.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.28m | 10:25AM0.38m | 00:08AM0.16m | 11:31AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 14 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 39 | 67 | 83 | 83 | 149 | 153 | 146 | 216 | 184 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1374 | 1034 | 734 | 561 | 350 | 247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 35 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NE 9 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 388 | 442 | 957 | 1148 | 87 | 100 | 125 | 180 | 157 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 363 | 352 | 587 | 55 | 23 | 130 | 130 | 104 | 23 |
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