
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 4AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
207 | 203 | 165 | 165 | 132 | 132 | 103 | 101 | 94 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 230 | 301 | 303 | 792 | 867 | 456 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:36AM1.03m | 3:32PM1.45m | 3:31AM0.94m | 4:39PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03PM0.57m | 8:27AM0.49m | 10:28PM0.62m | 9:19AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
207 | 203 | 165 | 165 | 132 | 132 | 103 | 101 | 94 | 72 | 72 | 28 | 92 | 178 | 155 | 318 | 400 | 456 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
18 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 70 | 53 | 49 | 33 | 34 | 39 | 63 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 7 | S 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 19 | SSE 19 |
3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 17 | 126 | 230 | 301 | 303 | 792 | 867 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 99 | 0 | 0 |
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