Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 2AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 332 | 294 | 349 | 413 | 302 | 253 | 253 | 302 | 405 | 529 | 530 | 458 | 428 | 439 | 509 | 784 | 962 | 834 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:52PM1.34m | 7:29AM1.45m | 7:36PM1.35m | 8:05AM1.56m | 8:22PM1.35m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.17m | 1:39PM0.26m | 1:43AM0.14m | 2:24PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 17 | S 16 | E 11 | S 16 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 12 | 11 | 347 | 302 | 253 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 530 | 458 | 428 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 834 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 15 | — | S 17 | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | — | 6 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 20 | — | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | — | S 22 | S 21 | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — |
| kJ | 332 | 294 | 349 | 413 | — | — | 253 | 302 | 405 | 529 | — | — | — | 439 | 509 | 784 | 962 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 352 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 767 | 417 | 104 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 55 | 240 | 3 | 3 |
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