
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 8AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
840 | 734 | 590 | 447 | 250 | 217 | 181 | 277 | 153 | 128 | 122 | 134 | 151 | 158 | 161 | 161 | 130 | 147 | 181 | 171 | 158 | 146 | 140 | 136 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:37AM1.71m | 9:07PM1.47m | 9:21AM1.77m | 9:45PM1.35m | 10:10AM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27AM0.27m | 3:02PM0.09m | 3:01AM0.23m | 3:50PM0.17m | 3:36AM0.22m | 4:44PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | ENE 5 |
636 | 629 | 489 | 447 | 250 | 217 | 181 | 277 | 153 | 128 | 122 | 134 | 151 | 158 | 161 | 161 | 130 | 127 | 90 | 86 | 58 | 65 | 140 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 |
41 | 30 | 30 | 38 | 110 | 84 | 93 | 44 | 67 | 66 | 60 | 68 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 45 | 49 | 49 | 171 | 49 | 146 | 43 | 136 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 10 | S 16 | NE 10 | SE 21 | SSE 20 | SE 19 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 | SSE 15 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 |
6 | 11 | 24 | 21 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 13 | 34 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 46 | 4 | 17 | 39 | 88 | 147 | 181 | 35 | 158 | 32 | 32 | 43 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 8 | NE 3 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
840 | 734 | 590 | 171 | 117 | 107 | 91 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 88 | 3 | — | — | 93 | 8 | 13 | 92 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 52 | 199 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 76 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 304 | 304 | 76 | 76 |
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