Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (06 Aug):
- 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 9PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | NNE 3 | S 9 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 50 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:51PM1.39m | 2:10AM1.03m | 2:58PM1.44m | 3:35AM0.98m | 4:06PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.44m | 8:05AM0.36m | 9:50PM0.38m | 9:15AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 94 | 136 | 138 | 126 | 99 | 68 | 76 | 51 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 27 | 51 | 63 | 61 | 41 | 50 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 37 | 52 | 56 | 55 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 49 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | NNE 3 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 6 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 35 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 48 | 31 | 32 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | W 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 23 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 55 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 155 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 86 | 97 | 23 |
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