Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 10PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 297 | 393 | 481 | 424 | 384 | 306 | 241 | 186 | 160 | 376 | 612 | 422 | 357 | 296 | 244 | 204 | 223 | 511 | 716 | 516 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:51PM1.42m | 6:32AM1.20m | 6:30PM1.46m | 7:06AM1.31m | 7:08PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33AM0.45m | 00:26AM0.22m | 12:17PM0.37m | 00:57AM0.16m | 12:59PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 151 | 209 | 177 | 174 | 132 | 119 | 110 | 108 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 51 | 48 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 12 | S 18 | S 18 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 110 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 297 | 393 | 481 | 424 | 384 | 306 | 241 | 186 | 160 | 376 | 612 | 422 | 357 | 296 | 244 | 204 | 223 | 511 | 716 | 516 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 81 | 78 | 96 | 86 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 775 | 613 | 352 | 23 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 167 | 55 | 97 | 3 |
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