Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 1PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 43 | 38 | 65 | 163 | 228 | 156 | 120 | 132 | 173 | 211 | 217 | 248 | 255 | 215 | 173 | 178 | 178 | 140 | 152 | 103 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:47AM0.94m | 5:46PM1.42m | 6:29AM1.01m | 6:27PM1.49m | 7:06AM1.09m | 7:04PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07AM0.50m | 00:37AM0.32m | 11:56AM0.43m | 1:11AM0.24m | 12:39PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 198 | 156 | 156 | 128 | 136 | 106 | 106 | 73 | 72 | 173 | 211 | 217 | 248 | 255 | 215 | 173 | 178 | 178 | 140 | 103 | 103 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 16 | NE 8 | E 13 | SSW 15 | — | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 46 | — | 9 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 46 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 80 | 43 | 42 | 67 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | NE 8 | S 15 | E 13 | E 13 | — | NE 9 | NE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 9 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 50 | 16 | 40 | 3 | 3 | — | 22 | 14 | 21 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 46 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 60 | 43 | 38 | 65 | 163 | 228 | 156 | 120 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 152 | 269 | 239 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 218 | 218 | 104 | 55 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 153 | 163 | 14 |
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