Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 409 | 360 | 330 | 295 | 273 | 235 | 324 | 384 | 1110 | 1368 | 1637 | 1782 | 1004 | 904 | 893 | 854 | 932 | 1087 | 1109 | 419 | 429 | 395 | 354 | 293 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:06AM1.18m | 7:03PM1.90m | 6:52AM1.30m | 7:47PM1.87m | 7:35AM1.42m | 8:27PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:49AM0.41m | 12:08PM0.03m | 1:28AM0.38m | 1:00PM-0.05m | 2:02AM0.37m | 1:48PM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 409 | 360 | 330 | 295 | 273 | 235 | 212 | 46 | 762 | 905 | 969 | 1159 | 1004 | 739 | 604 | 512 | 489 | 444 | 444 | 419 | 429 | 395 | 354 | 293 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 12 | ENE 9 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | SE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 20 | SSE 14 | SSE 21 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 8 | 93 | 83 | 112 | 21 | 52 | 104 | 101 | 183 | 154 | 71 | 44 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 14 | ESE 13 | E 9 | E 16 | SE 20 | E 16 | S 23 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 18 | S 18 | E 14 | E 13 | ENE 13 | E 16 | E 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 12 | 84 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | — | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 324 | 384 | 1110 | 1368 | 1637 | 1782 | — | 904 | 893 | 854 | 932 | 1087 | 1109 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 145 | 507 | 17 | 17 | 290 | 62 | 17 | 17 | 52 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
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