Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 710 | 619 | 249 | 445 | 354 | 338 | 339 | 356 | 298 | 251 | 221 | 194 | 233 | 240 | 245 | 293 | 332 | 332 | 287 | 100 | 97 | 117 | 227 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:39AM1.35m | 9:36PM1.89m | 9:22AM1.42m | 10:17PM1.74m | 10:05AM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM0.35m | 2:49PM-0.11m | 3:50AM0.38m | 3:37PM-0.05m | 4:23AM0.41m | 4:25PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 344 | 294 | 249 | 184 | 176 | 206 | 201 | 201 | 172 | 163 | 125 | 90 | 145 | 149 | 146 | 165 | 214 | 208 | 181 | 100 | 97 | 117 | 154 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 38 | 18 | 18 | 62 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 41 | 56 | 97 | 100 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 20 | S 19 | SE 19 | SSE 19 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ENE 10 | SE 20 | SSE 19 | ENE 10 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 10 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 37 | 18 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 61 | 17 | 80 | 79 | 61 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | 710 | 619 | — | 445 | 354 | 338 | 339 | 356 | 298 | 251 | 221 | 194 | 233 | 240 | 245 | 293 | 332 | 332 | 287 | 77 | 94 | — | 227 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 199 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 232 | 69 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 17 | 62 | 17 | 17 |
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