Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.38° S 151.49° E

Crackneck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crackneck sea temperature is
20.9°C
1.3° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 2AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.8
ENE
9
1.3
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.3
NNE
6
0.9
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
43
44
37
26
33
33
38
26
39
40
39
37
37
38
94
67
76
105
56
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NNW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
SW
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NNE
15
NNE
5
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
High Tide
5:19PM1.33m
6:15AM1.33m
6:15PM1.29m
6:56AM1.43m
7:05PM1.25m
Low Tide
11:49PM0.20m
12:18PM0.39m
00:30AM0.20m
1:11PM0.31m
1:07AM0.22m
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clear
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
18
18
17
18
20
18
17
18
17
15
14
15
17
18
19
19
18
16
16
Feels °C
20
17
14
14
13
14
12
11
14
14
13
12
14
15
14
14
15
17
16
15
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