Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 11PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 19 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 74 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 39 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 12:55PM1.27m | 1:48AM0.86m | 2:04PM1.24m | 3:16AM0.87m | 3:16PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03PM0.50m | 7:03AM0.59m | 9:21PM0.50m | 8:23AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NNE 4 | S 17 |
| kJ | 264 | 282 | 251 | 211 | 171 | 139 | 117 | 166 | 113 | 83 | 83 | 61 | 43 | 64 | 73 | 177 | 164 | 108 | 22 | 291 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 |
| kJ | 82 | 74 | 46 | 45 | 252 | 255 | 204 | 176 | 112 | 69 | 5 | 53 | 53 | 23 | 24 | 54 | 171 | 226 | 294 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 18 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 5 | E 7 | S 8 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 99 | 150 | 211 | 199 | 45 | 39 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 2 | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | WSW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 11 | 38 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
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