Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 5PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1269 | 1220 | 354 | 193 | 166 | 154 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 64 | 65 | 293 | 254 | 101 | 180 | 147 | 113 | 113 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:25AM1.03m | 6:22PM1.92m | 6:22AM1.10m | 7:17PM2.01m | 7:11AM1.18m | 8:07PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15AM0.15m | 1:09AM0.37m | 12:15PM0.04m | 1:55AM0.34m | 1:09PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 456 | 410 | 354 | 193 | 166 | 154 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 64 | 57 | 293 | 254 | 95 | 180 | 147 | 113 | 113 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 106 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 69 | 74 | 101 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 71 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 8 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | SSE 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 10 | S 11 | N 11 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 65 | 27 | 19 | 67 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 5 | NNW 2 | NW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | NNE 7 | N 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 1269 | 1220 | 63 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 29 | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 33 | 98 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
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