Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 7PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 37 | 53 | 47 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:01AM1.42m | 10:07PM1.38m | 10:41AM1.45m | 10:52PM1.27m | 11:26AM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM0.26m | 4:20AM0.17m | 4:55PM0.29m | 4:58AM0.24m | 5:52PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 135 | 148 | 177 | 177 | 134 | 97 | 327 | 250 | 237 | 185 | 182 | 47 | 43 | 136 | 102 | 106 | 108 | 108 | 100 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 208 | 163 | 79 | 116 | 144 | 161 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 141 | 141 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 33 | 33 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 5 | NNW 4 | W 2 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 53 | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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