
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 10AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
314 | 267 | 261 | 220 | 148 | 128 | 98 | 73 | 54 | 45 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 5:37AM1.09m | 6:28PM1.92m | 6:35AM1.10m | 7:25PM2.04m | 7:28AM1.12m | 8:19PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:14AM0.38m | 11:27AM0.17m | 1:16AM0.32m | 12:23PM0.08m | 2:11AM0.28m | 1:18PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 4 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
314 | 267 | 261 | 220 | 148 | 128 | 98 | 73 | 54 | 45 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | NE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 11 | S 7 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 11 | S 4 |
80 | 1 | 55 | 41 | 21 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | NNE 4 | S 15 | S 15 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | SSW 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | — | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ESE 7 | SSE 10 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 |
6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 19 | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 133 | 264 | 52 | 52 | 661 | 46 | 0 |
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