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Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
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Crackneck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Crackneck sea temperature is
20.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crackneck today?
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 10PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
1539 | 1433 | 1087 | 1019 | 826 | 734 | 663 | 641 | 585 | 492 | 432 | 356 | 356 | 306 | 300 | 294 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 196 | 183 | 175 | 171 | 134 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:13AM1.13m | 10:11PM1.78m | 11:13AM1.08m | 11:06PM1.69m | 12:17PM1.06m | 00:05AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37PM0.30m | 5:09AM0.01m | 4:32PM0.37m | 6:09AM0.07m | 5:33PM0.45m | 7:09AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | |
— | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
1539 | 1433 | 1087 | 1019 | 826 | 823 | 663 | 641 | 585 | 492 | 432 | 356 | 1087 | 306 | 300 | 294 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 196 | 183 | 175 | 171 | 134 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | S 17 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | 734 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 356 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
4 | 12 | 102 | 529 | 870 | 996 | 822 | 1270 | 1290 | 1330 | 1171 | 1177 | 1345 | 1229 | 1436 | 1308 | 1193 | 1114 | 989 | 716 | 584 | 587 | 525 | 501 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 59 | 59 | 128 | 122 | 38 | 14 | 14 | 109 | 122 |
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