
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (14 Jul):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 12AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | - | - |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | E 10 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:13PM1.82m | 8:03AM1.14m | 8:04PM1.86m | 8:55AM1.18m | 8:54PM1.85m | 9:44AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM-0.02m | 1:30PM0.24m | 2:56AM-0.06m | 2:23PM0.23m | 3:43AM-0.06m | 3:15PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 17 | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 14 |
13 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 |
24 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | S 20 | S 16 | E 10 | S 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
15 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 90 | 186 | 502 | 1490 | 2445 | 1618 | 993 | 720 | 603 | 538 | 618 | 848 | 850 | 671 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 38 | 130 | 130 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 168 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
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