Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 11PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 33 | 33 | 524 | 502 | 446 | 365 | 357 | 357 | 314 | 281 | 275 | 275 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:33AM1.45m | 00:16AM0.97m | 12:17PM1.37m | 1:11AM0.91m | 1:09PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM0.33m | 5:38AM0.50m | 7:17PM0.40m | 6:23AM0.57m | 8:20PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 630 | 541 | 17 | 567 | 471 | 433 | 62 | 129 | 528 | 575 | 524 | 502 | 446 | 365 | 357 | 357 | 314 | 281 | 275 | 275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 53 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 52 | 52 | 103 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | — | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 15 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 38 | 23 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 563 | — | — | — | 398 | 440 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 81 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 213 | 352 | 474 | 167 | 167 | 213 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 565 | 213 | 167 | 86 |
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