Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 5AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | NE 6 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | E 10 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 34 | 13 | 23 | 33 | 91 | 38 | 171 | 271 | 277 | 104 | 73 | 47 | 37 | 36 | 71 | 29 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:29PM1.42m | 9:36AM1.73m | 10:01PM1.29m | 10:16AM1.75m | 10:31PM1.17m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17AM0.30m | 4:07PM0.19m | 3:45AM0.29m | 4:52PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 58 | 80 | 96 | 104 | 73 | 47 | 37 | 36 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SSW 5 | E 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 14 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 34 | — | — | — | 91 | 38 | 171 | 271 | 277 | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 430 | 378 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 116 | 0 | 0 |
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