
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 5AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 103 | 47 | 194 | 157 | 215 | 924 | 792 | 687 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:50PM1.76m | 7:31AM1.11m | 8:28PM1.78m | 8:06AM1.18m | 9:05PM1.77m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24AM0.50m | 1:30PM0.13m | 2:54AM0.49m | 2:12PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
29 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 47 | 88 | 76 | 215 | 467 | 418 | 307 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 13 | S 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
18 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 10 | E 13 | S 16 |
— | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 38 | 103 | 131 | 194 | 157 | 89 | 924 | 792 | 687 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 52 | 62 | 264 | 197 | 263 | 31 | 52 | 52 | 449 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 193 | 17 | 0 |
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