Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
77 | 132 | 453 | 424 | 207 | 193 | 154 | 138 | 120 | 120 | 110 | 91 | 91 | 128 | 232 | 269 | 256 | 277 | 232 | 243 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:47PM1.68m | 6:26AM1.12m | 7:25PM1.72m | 7:03AM1.23m | 8:00PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18AM0.54m | 12:29PM0.16m | 1:45AM0.50m | 1:12PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
16 | 17 | 189 | 185 | 207 | 193 | 154 | 138 | 120 | 120 | 110 | 91 | 91 | 74 | 130 | 176 | 176 | 191 | 232 | 243 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 3 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
12 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 36 | 66 | 64 | 66 | 54 | 78 | 72 | 53 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 4 | SSE 9 | S 4 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | S 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 |
11 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — |
77 | 132 | 453 | 424 | 3 | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | 6 | 47 | 69 | 128 | 232 | 269 | 256 | 277 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 146 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 93 | 14 | 0 |
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