Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 12AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 247 | 329 | 332 | 336 | 283 | 203 | 220 | 285 | 315 | 125 | 179 | 202 | 281 | 255 | 242 | 242 | 217 | 223 |
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 | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on |
High Tide | 10:17PM1.74m | 10:05AM1.47m | 10:55PM1.55m | 10:51AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23AM0.41m | 4:25PM0.07m | 4:54AM0.43m | 5:16PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  | | |  | | |  |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 165 | 198 | 231 | 214 | 172 | 106 | 94 | 192 | 120 | 110 | 179 | 202 | 281 | 255 | 242 | 242 | 217 | 223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 18 | ESE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 78 | 94 | 125 | 103 | 51 | 29 | 14 | 28 | 135 | 94 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 18 | E 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 36 | 34 | 32 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 79 | 18 | 61 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 12 | 27 | 23 | 38 | 17 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 |
| kJ | 247 | 329 | 332 | 336 | 283 | 203 | 220 | 285 | 315 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 52 | 62 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 62 |
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