Crackneck Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.38° S 151.49° E

Crackneck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crackneck sea temperature is
18.2°C
0.1° 

Crackneck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Crackneck today (01 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 7PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)--
Afternoon (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (01 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s

Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.7
NNW
4
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
37
40
49
44
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
32
32
19
13
19
19
18
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NW
20
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:41AM1.45m
10:52PM1.27m
11:26AM1.45m
11:44PM1.14m
12:20PM1.44m
Low Tide
4:55PM0.29m
4:58AM0.24m
5:52PM0.33m
5:42AM0.32m
7:01PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
24
26
23
20
18
18
18
22
26
26
24
21
20
19
20
24
27
25
20
16
Feels °C
20
21
19
17
15
15
15
19
22
22
21
17
17
15
17
19
22
22
15
11
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