Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 12AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 314 | 311 | 240 | 246 | 332 | 294 | 281 | 281 | 205 | 212 | 115 | 112 | 109 | 122 | 119 | 86 | 44 | 51 | 62 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:09PM1.30m | 2:21AM0.89m | 2:12PM1.25m | 3:40AM0.91m | 3:20PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20PM0.44m | 7:25AM0.62m | 9:28PM0.44m | 8:44AM0.65m | 10:28PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 314 | 311 | 240 | 246 | 332 | 294 | 281 | 281 | 205 | 212 | 115 | 112 | 109 | 122 | 119 | 86 | 44 | 26 | 26 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 53 | 52 | 123 | 77 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 28 | 26 | 21 | — | — | 33 | 31 | 51 | 62 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 807 | 213 | 78 | 78 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 86 | 474 | 474 | 107 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 474 | 474 | 352 | 23 |
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