Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 8AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 11 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 89 | 75 | 48 | 106 | 36 | 33 | 26 | 27 | 91 | 526 | 1128 | 1108 | 1187 | 963 | 755 | 251 | 165 | 144 | 197 | 158 | 271 | 237 | 282 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:16AM1.75m | 10:31PM1.17m | 10:58AM1.73m | 11:01PM1.07m | 11:44AM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM0.29m | 4:52PM0.30m | 4:14AM0.28m | 5:39PM0.41m | 4:45AM0.30m | 6:30PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 118 | 89 | 75 | 48 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 24 | 13 | 27 | 31 | 809 | 828 | 735 | 635 | 355 | 251 | 165 | 127 | 93 | 158 | 271 | 237 | 282 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | E 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 18 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 140 | 91 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 60 | 49 | 33 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 4 | NE 11 | S 8 | NE 11 | NNE 9 | — | S 18 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 16 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 49 | 47 | 144 | 197 | 109 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | — | NE 7 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | — | ESE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 29 | — | 106 | — | 3 | 3 | 19 | 91 | 526 | 1128 | 1108 | 1187 | 963 | 755 | 142 | 132 | 129 | 80 | — | 35 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 27 | 146 | 62 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 93 | 283 | 487 | 482 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 99 |
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