Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 3AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 736 | 722 | 650 | 580 | 504 | 434 | 371 | 371 | 314 | 307 | 306 | 262 | 262 | 217 | 217 | 212 | 207 | 203 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:03AM1.34m | 1:15PM1.37m | 1:47AM1.16m | 2:22PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38PM0.31m | 7:04AM0.52m | 7:45PM0.46m | 7:43AM0.52m | 9:03PM0.57m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 736 | 722 | 650 | 580 | 504 | 434 | 371 | 371 | 314 | 307 | 306 | 262 | 262 | 217 | 217 | 212 | 207 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 82 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 44 | 15 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | E 12 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 100 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 135 | 0 | 0 |
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