
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 5AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
80 | 108 | 160 | 169 | 165 | 162 | 132 | 129 | 212 | 249 | 383 | 176 | 456 | 1447 | 383 | 235 | 193 | 154 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:12PM1.68m | 4:18AM1.00m | 5:22PM1.81m | 5:25AM1.03m | 6:22PM1.92m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07PM0.50m | 10:09AM0.25m | 00:15AM0.43m | 11:15AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 14 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
80 | 108 | 160 | 169 | 165 | 162 | 132 | 129 | 212 | 217 | 248 | 176 | 4 | 467 | 383 | 235 | 193 | 154 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | — | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
38 | 36 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | E 15 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 3 | — | NW 4 | NW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 22 | 143 | 249 | 383 | 143 | 456 | 1447 | 9 | — | 11 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 155 | 155 | 33 | 507 | 76 | 504 | 225 | 62 | 33 | 15 | 33 | 0 |
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