Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crackneck today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 1PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 19s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 96 | 94 | 84 | 72 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:59AM1.34m | 00:34AM0.92m | 12:55PM1.27m | 1:48AM0.86m | 2:04PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18AM0.46m | 6:50PM0.46m | 6:02AM0.54m | 8:03PM0.50m | 7:03AM0.59m | 9:21PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 28 | 1087 | 812 | 646 | 505 | 432 | 251 | 252 | 313 | 327 | 295 | 251 | 207 | 142 | 148 | 154 | 110 | 106 | 81 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 19 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 19 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 96 | 94 | 84 | 72 | 46 | 18 | 252 | 265 | 206 | 178 | 112 | 69 | 53 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 19 | NE 13 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 58 | 99 | 150 | 147 | 46 | 46 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | W 2 |
| kJ | 2652 | 1864 | 1433 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
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