Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 11PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
424 | 341 | 283 | 526 | 710 | 619 | 249 | 445 | 354 | 346 | 320 | 320 | 266 | 217 | 196 | 214 | 238 | 277 | 225 | 299 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:53PM2.00m | 8:39AM1.35m | 9:36PM1.89m | 9:22AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM0.35m | 2:49PM-0.11m | 3:50AM0.38m | 3:37PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 8 |
208 | 206 | 172 | 311 | 344 | 294 | 249 | 184 | 176 | 211 | 211 | 181 | 176 | 142 | 128 | 104 | 114 | 136 | 145 | 117 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 6 |
45 | 45 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 72 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 20 | S 20 | N 6 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 20 | S 19 | SE 19 | SSE 19 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SE 15 | S 20 | SE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | ENE 10 |
5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 9 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 36 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
424 | 341 | 283 | 526 | 710 | 619 | — | 445 | 354 | 346 | 320 | 320 | 266 | 217 | 196 | 214 | 238 | 277 | 225 | 299 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 199 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 99 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 99 | 127 | 52 | 0 |
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