
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 6AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
3232 | 3653 | 3712 | 3594 | 3093 | 2680 | 2152 | 1734 | 1403 | 688 | 565 | 505 | 421 | 363 | 162 | 182 | 151 | 302 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:13PM1.05m | 12:03PM1.55m | 11:48PM0.95m | 1:06PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48PM0.48m | 5:01AM0.38m | 6:53PM0.61m | 5:41AM0.41m | 8:14PM0.70m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 9 |
1625 | 1758 | 1956 | 1887 | 1862 | 1641 | 1306 | 941 | 817 | 688 | 565 | 505 | 421 | 363 | 162 | 182 | 151 | 302 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | — | S 19 | S 19 | SE 19 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | 27 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 14 | 144 | 137 | 132 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | ENE 13 | S 19 | — | — | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 7 | — | — | 29 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 158 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 |
3232 | 3653 | 3712 | 3594 | 3093 | 2680 | 2152 | 1734 | 1403 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 709 | 580 | 62 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 290 | 15 | 0 |
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