Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 7PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 8 | E 7 | WNW 4 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | E 10 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 50 | 34 | 32 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 154 | 175 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:19PM1.74m | 7:08AM1.11m | 7:13PM1.82m | 8:03AM1.14m | 8:04PM1.86m | 8:55AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38AM0.29m | 1:13AM0.06m | 12:36PM0.26m | 2:06AM-0.02m | 1:30PM0.24m | 2:56AM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 |
| kJ | 72 | 50 | 34 | 32 | 19 | 33 | 37 | 25 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 39 | 37 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 48 | 41 | 38 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 12 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SE 8 | E 8 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 8 | E 7 | S 20 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 43 | 61 | 54 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 154 | 175 | 847 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 164 | 47 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 130 | 153 | 231 | 231 | 540 | 231 | 231 | 395 | 231 | 334 | 50 | 16 | 8 | 183 |
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