
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (07 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 9PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 93 | 71 | 59 | 51 | 18 | 17 | 29 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:00PM1.56m | 5:57AM1.12m | 5:57PM1.63m | 6:45AM1.22m | 6:46PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24AM0.43m | 11:54PM0.15m | 11:28AM0.35m | 00:41AM0.08m | 12:24PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
277 | 413 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 617 | 534 | 516 | 349 | 292 | 201 | 165 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 50 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 13 | ENE 9 | E 17 | S 26 |
83 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 93 | 71 | 59 | 51 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 16 | E 17 | — | — |
3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | WSW 2 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 |
— | — | 404 | 847 | 1192 | 1561 | 1664 | 1252 | 879 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 428 | 1338 | 2369 | 3103 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 14 | 164 | 155 | 38 | 14 | 154 | 122 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 565 | 741 | 474 | 235 |
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