Crackneck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.38° S 151.49° E

Issued: 9 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Crackneck sea temperature is

18.4° C

Crackneck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (16 Jul)	-	-
Evening (16 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	6s

Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).
	Wed 15		Thursday 16								Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53	59	57	59	61	64	97	100	117	131	130	150	173	220	280	241
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSW	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		8:54PM1.85m				9:44AM1.21m				9:42PM1.79m					10:32AM1.23m				10:29PM1.67m				11:20AM1.25m
Low Tide				3:43AM-0.06m				3:15PM0.24m					4:28AM-0.02m				4:07PM0.28m				5:10AM0.04m


	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	3	4	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1
Temp °C	15	16	15	14	12	14	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	17	16	17	17	16	16	15	16	16
Feels °C	10	11	10	8	6	8	10	13	13	14	14	14	15	14	13	14	13	14	14	12	13	14	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 18	S 18	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	S 10	S 10	E 8
kJ	5	5	5	4	5	4	25	25	391	259	191	152	114	89	68	39	117	131	130	150	173	73	68	241
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	SSW 18	S 13	S 18	S 18	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	S 11	SSW 8	S 6	S 6	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 21	S 20	S 19
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	7	63	4	55	55	11	21	21	29	22	24	36	24	83	143	108	34	31	29
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 13	S 13	S 18	S 18	SSW 11	S 16	S 15	S 11	S 9	S 8	S 21	S 21	S 21	S 18	S 18	S 18
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	12	57	57	23	45	18	22	23	35	8	35	35	7	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	—	—	S 6	S 5	—	ESE 7	ESE 8	S 5
kJ	876	638	603	620	690	893	875	612	53	59	57	59	61	64	97	100	—	—	22	7	—	220	280	44
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Macmasters Point NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Elim NSW - Port Macquarie	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Shallows NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Terrigal Haven NSW - Newcastle	Crackneck NSW - Newcastle	Terrigal Haven NSW - Newcastle	Terrigal Haven NSW - Newcastle	Little Avalon NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Terrigal Haven NSW - Newcastle	Terrigal Haven NSW - Newcastle	Terrigal Haven NSW - Newcastle	Cowries NSW - Illawarra	Sandon Point NSW - Illawarra
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	14	14	14	14	14	153	86	49	14	14	14	8	0	8	8	32	38	38	14	8	8	8	145	122
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	Macmasters Point	JD Reef		Little Gibber - Dark Point	Shallows	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef			Newcastle -The Harbour	Backdoor 4	Backdoor 4	Macmasters Point	JD Reef
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3		3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2			1	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay
Rating (10 max)	4	4	9	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3
Header Global	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	9	6	6	6	5	7	9	8

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