Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 2PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 162 | 171 | 151 | 112 | 112 | 93 | 80 | 78 | 60 | 52 | 52 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 59 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 31 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:06AM1.09m | 7:04PM1.54m | 7:41AM1.17m | 7:40PM1.57m | 8:15AM1.25m | 8:15PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.37m | 1:43AM0.18m | 1:19PM0.32m | 2:14AM0.13m | 1:59PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 173 | 162 | 171 | 151 | 112 | 112 | 93 | 80 | 78 | 635 | 548 | 470 | 381 | 399 | 351 | 245 | 750 | 711 | 541 | 450 | 24 | 391 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 15 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 77 | 79 | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 60 | 52 | 52 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 298 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 14 | — | S 15 | S 11 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 14 | NE 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | — | 19 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 38 | 66 | 60 | 57 | 61 | 59 | 52 | 63 | 57 | 15 | 31 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSE 10 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 18 | 100 | 225 | 263 | 271 | 315 | 337 | 537 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 407 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 49 | 128 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 8 |
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