Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 12PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 18 | NE 7 | SE 14 | SE 15 | NE 3 | SE 16 | SE 8 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:08AM0.93m | 6:12PM1.46m | 6:53AM0.97m | 6:53PM1.52m | 7:33AM1.02m | 7:32PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.38m | 11:27AM0.47m | 1:07AM0.32m | 12:14PM0.43m | 1:44AM0.26m | 12:57PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 576 | 1134 | 1179 | 1130 | 917 | 714 | 601 | 512 | 426 | 341 | 282 | 230 | 220 | 181 | 140 | 133 | 98 | 58 | 42 | 40 | 25 | 40 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | N 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | NE 8 | — | S 16 | SE 18 | S 14 | SE 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 16 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | W 3 | SE 15 | S 16 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 5 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | W 3 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 10 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 60 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 88 | 25 | 96 |
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