Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 852 | 784 | 729 | 725 | 644 | 575 | 542 | 557 | 544 | 574 | 521 | 485 | 452 | 452 | 440 | 470 | 440 | 516 | 692 | 921 | 1274 | 1768 | 2168 | 2338 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:02AM1.20m | 10:01PM2.03m | 9:48AM1.25m | 10:49PM1.90m | 10:34AM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM0.32m | 3:02PM-0.09m | 4:31AM0.37m | 3:53PM-0.06m | 5:12AM0.43m | 4:45PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 536 | 512 | 475 | 518 | 440 | 261 | 247 | 243 | 309 | 349 | 340 | 320 | 320 | 329 | 329 | 349 | 349 | 372 | 477 | 635 | 928 | 1324 | 1450 | 1764 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 28 | 159 | 138 | 138 | 82 | 63 | 63 | 44 | 55 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 19 | S 21 | — | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 26 | 42 | 42 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 852 | 784 | 729 | 725 | 644 | 575 | 542 | 557 | 544 | 574 | 521 | 485 | 452 | 452 | 440 | 470 | 440 | 516 | 692 | 921 | 1274 | 1768 | 2168 | 2338 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 118 | 118 | 99 | 52 | 99 | 99 | 52 | 223 | 223 | 289 | 99 | 52 | 17 | 62 | 62 | 313 | 313 | 435 | 403 | 313 |
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