Crackneck Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.38° S 151.49° E

Crackneck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crackneck sea temperature is
17.9° C
0.4° 

Crackneck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Crackneck today (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 10AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s

Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.8
S
9
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
E
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
11
5
26
25
16
16
17
0
4
10
6
10
12
28
25
28
28
27
18
18
21
34
62
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
W
10
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
20
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
0
NNW
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:56AM1.12m
1:51PM1.39m
2:10AM1.03m
2:58PM1.44m
3:35AM0.98m
4:06PM1.52m
Low Tide
7:05AM0.31m
8:28PM0.44m
8:05AM0.36m
9:50PM0.38m
9:15AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
9
12
14
14
14
13
10
9
9
12
14
14
14
14
12
11
10
12
13
14
15
14
Feels °C
6
6
5
9
11
10
9
9
6
5
6
10
11
11
12
12
9
8
8
11
10
10
11
10
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