Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 8PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 4 | E 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:40PM1.44m | 3:44AM0.96m | 3:54PM1.49m | 4:59AM1.02m | 5:00PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46PM0.33m | 9:08AM0.47m | 10:57PM0.24m | 10:24AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 24 | 27 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 83 | 81 | 21 | 23 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 858 | 482 | 381 | 390 | 413 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | SSE 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 6 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 46 | 45 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | NW 3 | E 11 | E 11 | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | — | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 25 | 38 | 102 | 163 | 159 | 505 | 1727 | 1489 | — | — | — | — | — | 363 | 393 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 202 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 163 | 231 | 49 |
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