Crackneck Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.38° S 151.49° E

Issued: 3 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crackneck sea temperature is
19.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 9AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (28 Jun)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (28 Jun)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
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)
1
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.2
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
193
193
206
179
175
207
184
136
130
114
111
101
65
56
54
50
47
47
37
34
26
39
42
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
SSE
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
ENE
10
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:11AM0.98m
7:12PM1.54m
7:53AM1.00m
7:51PM1.57m
8:32AM1.02m
8:29PM1.58m
Low Tide
1:26AM0.29m
12:33PM0.41m
2:05AM0.25m
1:14PM0.40m
2:43AM0.22m
1:54PM0.39m
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:55
4:55
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
16
16
15
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
14
15
14
14
14
13
15
14
15
15
15
14
15
15
13
14
13
11
11
11
14
15
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
S
14
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
190
193
193
49
47
42
32
184
136
130
114
111
101
65
56
54
50
47
40
36
34
26
19
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
17
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
94
59
52
72
38
36
62
14
13
6
6
22
21
21
19
18
53
53
51
47
46
43
40
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
13
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
16
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
34
89
80
7
6
11
11
7
25
24
24
23
17
17
17
7
11
10
7
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
4
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
Energy kJ
206
179
175
207
9
16
26
38
41
41
47
37
26
26
39
42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
6
0
0
23
11
155
86
78
23
0
0
0
79
11
23
23
23
23
23
1
11
22
3
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
9
8
8
6
6
9
5
5
9
6
9
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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