Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.38° S 151.49° E

Crackneck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crackneck sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.8° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 6PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (01 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (01 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
8
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.4
NE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
2
NE
6
2.4
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.5
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
107
82
81
104
101
81
56
56
56
61
81
99
151
143
205
325
505
420
661
521
254
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNW
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
10
NNE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:52PM1.50m
3:20AM1.03m
3:05PM1.43m
4:30AM1.11m
4:15PM1.37m
Low Tide
7:16AM0.50m
9:01PM0.20m
8:38AM0.54m
10:06PM0.20m
10:02AM0.53m
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clear
clear
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thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
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Temp °C
21
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
18
24
22
22
20
17
Feels °C
19
18
17
18
18
19
18
19
20
18
16
17
17
18
18
17
16
24
19
19
19
12
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