Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 7AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 4 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 190 | 176 | 93 | 75 | 54 | 60 | 145 | 151 | 136 | 120 | 99 | 88 | 75 | 52 | 44 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:57AM1.49m | 10:13PM1.25m | 10:34AM1.46m | 10:54PM1.12m | 11:13AM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM0.19m | 4:15PM0.24m | 4:10AM0.28m | 5:01PM0.31m | 4:42AM0.37m | 5:51PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | NE 6 | S 12 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 14 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 199 | 122 | 175 | 56 | 121 | 114 | 81 | 54 | 50 | 120 | 99 | 88 | 75 | 52 | 33 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | S 12 | ENE 13 | S 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | E 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 181 | 17 | 129 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | ENE 13 | — | ENE 13 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 17 | — | 17 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | — | 15 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 18 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 190 | 176 | 93 | 75 | 54 | 60 | 145 | 151 | 136 | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 44 | 377 | 1014 | 1669 | 2224 | 2542 | 2610 | 2639 | 3167 | 3077 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 78 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 97 | 767 | 165 | 165 | 155 | 155 | 122 | 794 | 774 | 774 | 431 | 235 |
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