Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (06 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 8PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 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 (06 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:54PM1.49m | 4:59AM1.02m | 5:00PM1.56m | 5:57AM1.12m | 5:57PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57PM0.24m | 10:24AM0.43m | 11:54PM0.15m | 11:28AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1087 | 561 | 382 | 287 | 277 | 366 | 358 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 708 | 497 | 470 | 528 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 64 | 83 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | NE 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 226 | 253 | 897 | 1663 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 482 | 699 | 973 | 1177 | 963 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 291 | 236 | 143 | 183 | 38 | 8 | 49 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 1 |
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