Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 12PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 292 | 280 | 244 | 232 | 199 | 194 | 184 | 154 | 124 | 90 | 71 | 71 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 30 | 31 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 144 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:51AM1.11m | 5:44PM1.47m | 6:41AM1.22m | 6:39PM1.49m | 7:23AM1.34m | 7:27PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.21m | 11:23AM0.45m | 00:27AM0.16m | 12:25PM0.37m | 1:10AM0.12m | 1:19PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 292 | 280 | 244 | 232 | 199 | 194 | 184 | 154 | 124 | 90 | 71 | 71 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 30 | 31 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 345 | 1119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | ESE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 12 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 144 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 5 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | S 16 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 492 | 1441 | 2224 | 2954 | 2458 | 1781 | 1165 | 962 | 1762 | 1301 | 1048 | 775 | 699 | 632 | 290 | 267 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 34 | 0 | 49 | 165 | 291 | 163 | 299 | 781 | 165 | 165 | 38 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 |
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