Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (25 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 12AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 414 | 398 | 335 | 244 | 198 | 153 | 167 | 278 | 436 | 393 | 313 | 266 | 287 | 183 | 188 | 279 | 336 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:30PM1.46m | 7:06AM1.31m | 7:08PM1.49m | 7:40AM1.41m | 7:46PM1.48m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:57AM0.16m | 12:59PM0.29m | 1:29AM0.12m | 1:41PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 78 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 198 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 266 | 183 | 183 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 3 |
| kJ | 414 | 398 | 335 | 244 | — | 153 | 167 | 278 | 436 | 393 | 313 | — | 287 | — | 188 | 279 | 336 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 775 | 613 | 363 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 218 | 168 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 122 | 104 |
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