Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 7PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 10 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 18 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 42 | 57 | 61 | 56 | 64 | 49 | 36 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:25PM1.43m | 2:14AM0.96m | 2:40PM1.44m | 3:44AM0.96m | 3:54PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.37m | 7:47AM0.46m | 9:46PM0.33m | 9:08AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSW 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 449 | 189 | 109 | 80 | 57 | 185 | 162 | 116 | 83 | 83 | 61 | 56 | 64 | 49 | 36 | 105 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | NNE 4 | S 11 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | WNW 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 94 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 47 | 29 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 11 | S 15 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | S 15 | SSW 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | S 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 25 | 106 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | WNW 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | W 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 33 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 57 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 74 | 80 | 15 | 143 | 136 | 524 | 2241 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 149 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 610 | 183 | 14 |
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