Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 2PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 118 | 124 | 99 | 108 | 127 | 131 | 107 | 83 | 111 | 79 | 235 | 133 | 103 | 95 | 75 | 67 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 66 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:04PM1.35m | 00:11AM1.08m | 12:53PM1.32m | 1:06AM0.96m | 1:49PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34AM0.29m | 6:26PM0.44m | 6:11AM0.39m | 7:30PM0.50m | 6:54AM0.47m | 8:46PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 12 | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | E 10 |
| kJ | 71 | 85 | 82 | 56 | 56 | 83 | 131 | 28 | 30 | 94 | 79 | 235 | 133 | 103 | 95 | 75 | 32 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 19 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 8 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | 95 | 6 | 41 | 70 | 90 | 55 | 98 | 107 | 83 | 80 | 77 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | — | S 14 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | S 14 | S 13 | — |
| kJ | 19 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 50 | 46 | 25 | 25 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ENE 5 | — | — | E 7 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 39 | 118 | 124 | 99 | 108 | 127 | 30 | — | — | 111 | — | — | 28 | 58 | 74 | 52 | 45 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 66 | 101 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 79 | 213 | 79 | 60 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 352 | 86 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
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