Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 3AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | E 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 52 | 47 | 45 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:46PM1.66m | 7:28AM1.31m | 7:31PM1.65m | 8:07AM1.40m | 8:14PM1.59m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23AM0.04m | 1:14PM0.21m | 2:00AM0.03m | 2:01PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 9 | S 23 | S 22 | S 22 | S 18 | S 22 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 52 | 47 | 45 | 40 | 1044 | 162 | 233 | 145 | 226 | 38 | 970 | 849 | 755 | 668 | 593 | 529 | 440 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 18 | SSW 16 | E 16 | S 23 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 17 | ESE 9 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | E 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 26 | 53 | 5 | 42 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 93 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 16 | NE 16 | SSW 16 | E 16 | S 23 | E 9 | E 11 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 21 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 92 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1605 | 2229 | 2783 | 2458 | 1591 | — | 1085 | 1223 | 1148 | 1233 | 1160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 299 | 235 | 122 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 110 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 1 |
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