Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 6PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 30 | 79 | 133 | 100 | 84 | 104 | 90 | 107 | 150 | 102 | 121 | 80 | 108 | 83 | 119 | 96 | 64 | 53 | 52 | 326 | 400 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:14PM1.56m | 4:57AM0.92m | 6:04PM1.62m | 5:45AM1.01m | 6:47PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM0.42m | 00:14AM0.62m | 10:48AM0.35m | 00:48AM0.58m | 11:42AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
17 | 30 | 79 | 133 | 36 | 43 | 96 | 41 | 45 | 150 | 102 | 96 | 80 | 108 | 47 | 119 | 96 | 58 | 28 | 40 | 137 | 180 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 5 | S 8 | SSE 11 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
15 | 11 | 30 | 24 | 100 | 84 | 23 | 64 | 107 | 35 | 30 | 79 | 68 | 66 | 47 | 46 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 13 | S 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 8 | S 19 | SE 5 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 |
12 | 16 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 104 | 90 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | S 3 | — | E 7 | ESE 6 | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | 87 | — | 79 | — | — | — | 59 | 121 | 22 | 71 | 83 | 66 | 56 | 64 | 53 | 52 | 326 | 400 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 17 | 14 | 103 | 66 | 62 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 290 | 76 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 46 | 130 | 171 | 190 | 76 | 33 |
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