Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 1AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 436 | 368 | 279 | 216 | 228 | 139 | 178 | 228 | 258 | 217 | 164 | 133 | 113 | 84 | 56 | 41 | 25 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:08PM1.49m | 7:40AM1.41m | 7:46PM1.48m | 8:15AM1.50m | 8:27PM1.44m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29AM0.12m | 1:41PM0.22m | 2:00AM0.10m | 2:23PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 7 | 216 | 173 | 139 | 6 | 7 | 258 | 217 | 164 | 133 | 113 | 84 | 56 | 41 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | E 11 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | S 15 | — | NE 8 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | 18 | 6 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 2 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 436 | 368 | 279 | — | 228 | — | 178 | 228 | 3 | 90 | 273 | 364 | 348 | 282 | 382 | 768 | 865 | 776 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 122 | 81 | 14 | 130 | 163 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 49 | 155 | 163 | 163 |
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