Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 535 | 535 | 472 | 286 | 235 | 327 | 393 | 420 | 312 | 389 | 507 | 682 | 497 | 813 | 1160 | 1769 | 3689 | 2023 | 1752 | 2549 | 1409 | 1307 | 1495 | 1316 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:01PM2.03m | 9:48AM1.25m | 10:49PM1.90m | 10:34AM1.29m | 11:35PM1.73m | 11:22AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM0.37m | 3:53PM-0.06m | 5:12AM0.43m | 4:45PM0.02m | 5:50AM0.48m | 5:39PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 297 | 329 | 320 | 286 | 235 | 235 | 295 | 323 | 312 | 302 | 343 | 506 | 497 | 813 | 1160 | 1769 | 2918 | 2023 | 1752 | 2122 | 1409 | 1307 | 1495 | 1316 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | S 7 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 7 | SSE 17 | S 6 |
| kJ | 97 | 63 | 61 | 57 | 40 | 35 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 73 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 74 | 54 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 21 | SSE 12 | SSE 21 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | SSE 19 | — | S 24 | S 18 | SSE 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 60 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | 11 | 6 | 59 | 6 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | 535 | 535 | 472 | — | — | 327 | 393 | 420 | — | 389 | 507 | 682 | 119 | 75 | 255 | 285 | 3689 | 264 | 344 | 2549 | 233 | 131 | 181 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 52 | 52 | 266 | 267 | 267 | 99 | 52 | 0 | 17 | 62 | 62 | 435 | 435 | 403 | 313 | 335 | 335 | 320 | 362 | 320 | 223 | 267 | 223 |
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