Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 5AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 314 | 225 | 173 | 131 | 110 | 108 | 110 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 55 | 46 | 48 | 52 | 54 | 61 | 50 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:09PM1.71m | 6:59AM1.13m | 7:01PM1.78m | 7:49AM1.20m | 7:50PM1.80m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM0.07m | 12:29PM0.27m | 1:49AM-0.00m | 1:22PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 314 | 225 | 173 | 131 | 110 | 108 | 128 | 776 | 755 | 573 | 720 | 573 | 392 | 313 | 254 | 203 | 153 | 177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | E 13 | S 12 | N 5 | S 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 110 | 75 | 73 | 190 | 55 | 46 | 48 | 52 | 54 | 61 | 50 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 13 | S 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 8 | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | NNE 8 | S 14 | — | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 72 | 27 | — | 73 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 7 | WNW 4 | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | 153 | 117 | 131 | 119 | 138 | 228 | 3 | — | — | 23 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 222 | 222 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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