Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (17 Jul):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 12AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 559 | 585 | 574 | 505 | 507 | 470 | 400 | 336 | 393 | 393 | 312 | 407 | 485 | 638 | 448 | 676 | 1275 | 3286 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:01PM2.03m | 9:48AM1.25m | 10:49PM1.90m | 10:34AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM0.37m | 3:53PM-0.06m | 5:12AM0.43m | 4:45PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
 | | | |  | |  |  |  | |  |  | |  | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 303 | 272 | 289 | 329 | 320 | 286 | 286 | 242 | 276 | 296 | 312 | 286 | 362 | 452 | 448 | 676 | 1275 | 2211 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 8 | SSE 11 | S 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 |
| kJ | 111 | 138 | 97 | 63 | 61 | 57 | 40 | 35 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 11 | SE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 42 | 60 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 44 | 12 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 559 | 585 | 574 | 505 | 507 | 470 | 400 | 336 | 393 | 393 | — | 407 | 485 | 638 | 112 | 112 | 74 | 3286 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 222 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 267 | 267 | 223 | 52 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 62 | 313 | 17 |
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