Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 7AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 208 | 198 | 243 | 277 | 255 | 270 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 317 | 323 | 251 | 251 | 230 | 247 | 242 | 133 | 121 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:59AM1.13m | 10:51PM1.71m | 11:55AM1.14m | 11:44PM1.58m | 12:52PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55AM-0.02m | 4:22PM0.34m | 5:46AM0.03m | 5:20PM0.40m | 6:35AM0.11m | 6:24PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 200 | 208 | 198 | 243 | 277 | 255 | 270 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 317 | 323 | 251 | 251 | 230 | 247 | 242 | 133 | 121 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 47 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 46 | 46 | 36 | 26 | 58 | 55 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 42 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 46 | 77 | 109 | 101 | 60 | 18 | 12 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 40 | 66 | 50 | 44 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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