
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | 72 | 108 | 63 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 331 | 387 | 229 | 199 | 223 | 199 | 158 | 227 | 178 | 143 | 138 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:09AM1.94m | 10:25PM1.22m | 11:01AM1.95m | 11:11PM1.11m | 11:58AM1.91m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29AM0.13m | 4:48PM0.21m | 4:11AM0.13m | 5:46PM0.29m | 4:57AM0.15m | 6:50PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
94 | 49 | 48 | 63 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 331 | 387 | 229 | 189 | 140 | 115 | 158 | 227 | 177 | 143 | 103 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SSE 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 |
16 | 72 | 66 | 37 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 94 | 199 | 119 | 151 | 113 | 138 | 178 | 125 | 138 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 6 | E 12 | E 11 | E 9 | NE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | N 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 54 | 1 | 37 | 22 | 20 | 223 | 199 | 148 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | — | S 8 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 3 | NNE 3 |
39 | — | 108 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 199 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 290 | 304 | 98 | 76 |
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