Crackneck Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.38° S 151.49° E

Crackneck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crackneck sea temperature is
18.4°C
0.2° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 7PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
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
0.7
NE
5
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ENE
10
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.3
ENE
10
0.9
SSW
5
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NNE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
33
33
33
33
32
32
24
15
13
19
28
23
18
42
14
19
18
33
14
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
25
NW
20
WSW
5
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
S
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
11:26AM1.45m
11:44PM1.14m
12:20PM1.44m
00:50AM1.03m
1:25PM1.43m
Low Tide
5:52PM0.33m
5:42AM0.32m
7:01PM0.37m
6:37AM0.40m
8:22PM0.37m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
26
27
24
21
20
18
20
24
26
25
21
17
15
14
14
16
17
17
17
18
Feels °C
21
23
20
18
17
15
17
19
21
23
16
12
11
11
12
15
13
13
14
16
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