Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 3AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 29 | 41 | 37 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 63 | 192 | 301 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:14PM1.59m | 8:44AM1.46m | 8:54PM1.50m | 9:21AM1.49m | 9:34PM1.38m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35AM0.06m | 2:47PM0.17m | 3:07AM0.11m | 3:31PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 490 | 431 | 384 | 392 | 333 | 513 | 472 | 357 | 269 | 252 | 200 | 196 | 161 | 177 | 184 | 182 | 178 | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 13 | SSW 15 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 62 | 110 | 177 | 255 | 164 | 166 | 134 | 210 | 188 | 177 | 101 | 91 | 46 | 17 | 43 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 19 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 29 | 41 | 37 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 63 | 192 | 301 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 404 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 229 | 474 | 96 | 23 |
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