Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 9PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | E 15 | E 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 4 | 64 | 113 | 154 | 214 | 205 | 292 | 431 | 444 | 412 | 412 | 350 | 271 | 196 | 159 | 166 | 275 | 331 | 338 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:08PM1.36m | 5:57AM1.10m | 5:51PM1.42m | 6:32AM1.20m | 6:30PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43AM0.53m | 11:53PM0.30m | 11:33AM0.45m | 00:26AM0.22m | 12:17PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 301 | 634 | 574 | 260 | 210 | 146 | 156 | 128 | 149 | 108 | 177 | 177 | 132 | 116 | 110 | 106 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 12 | S 18 | S 17 | E 12 |
| kJ | 233 | 89 | 129 | 332 | 444 | 549 | 258 | 183 | 110 | 103 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | E 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 64 | 113 | 154 | 214 | 205 | 292 | 431 | 444 | 412 | 412 | 350 | 271 | 196 | 159 | 166 | 275 | 331 | 338 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 78 | 167 | 167 | 168 | 168 | 78 | 23 | 168 | 613 | 474 | 352 | 23 |
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