
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 10AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
257 | 262 | 262 | 217 | 217 | 212 | 207 | 203 | 199 | 165 | 162 | 132 | 103 | 101 | 94 | 72 | 72 | 205 | 360 | 438 | 430 | 660 | 1129 | 456 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:47AM1.16m | 2:22PM1.40m | 2:36AM1.03m | 3:32PM1.45m | 3:31AM0.94m | 4:39PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM0.52m | 9:03PM0.57m | 8:27AM0.49m | 10:28PM0.62m | 9:19AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
257 | 262 | 262 | 217 | 217 | 212 | 207 | 203 | 199 | 165 | 162 | 132 | 103 | 101 | 94 | 72 | 72 | 59 | 159 | 239 | 206 | 331 | 551 | 456 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 13 |
26 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 53 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 277 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 13 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 18 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 49 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 205 | 360 | 438 | 430 | 660 | 1129 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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