Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 12PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 119 | 116 | 92 | 92 | 70 | 53 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:41PM1.32m | 4:07AM0.89m | 4:36PM1.36m | 5:13AM0.89m | 5:26PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42AM0.45m | 10:38PM0.50m | 9:37AM0.49m | 11:38PM0.44m | 10:34AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||
 | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | |
 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 130 | 119 | 116 | 92 | 92 | 70 | 53 | 43 | 668 | 669 | 668 | 695 | 1269 | 1785 | 1894 | 1534 | 1186 | 859 | 651 | 461 | 347 | 389 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 4 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | SE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 41 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 159 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 9 | S 18 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 59 | 27 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | WSW 4 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 188 | 211 | 637 | 21 | 843 | 928 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 110 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 8 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Crackneck surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest