Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 3AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 10 | S 5 | SE 10 | S 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 38 | 38 | 25 | 36 | 25 | 34 | 99 | 217 | 176 | 86 | 56 | 51 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 136 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:22AM1.09m | 1:27PM1.61m | 1:29AM0.98m | 2:49PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.48m | 6:20AM0.33m | 8:20PM0.56m | 7:26AM0.34m | 9:53PM0.56m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 27 | 29 | 30 | 20 | 36 | 19 | 34 | 34 | 217 | 176 | 86 | 56 | 51 | 34 | 19 | 57 | 38 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 12 | NE 6 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 38 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 99 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 33 | 46 | 6 | 45 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 3 | E 9 | E 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | E 3 | NE 6 | NE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 103 | 74 | — | — | 1 | 31 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | 17 | 136 | 108 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 234 | 76 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 76 | 46 | 46 | 0 |
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