Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (14 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 8PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 36 | 138 | 173 | 131 | 100 | 87 | 100 | 134 | 197 | 179 | 46 | 31 | 247 | 849 | 1597 | 2129 | 2398 | 3121 | 3071 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:11PM1.35m | 10:22AM1.63m | 10:42PM1.19m | 11:09AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00AM0.35m | 4:55PM0.33m | 4:28AM0.36m | 5:48PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 12 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 34 | 41 | 44 | 38 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 32 | 69 | 64 | 46 | 31 | 19 | 481 | 972 | 1146 | 1223 | 1658 | 1583 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 11 | N 12 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 36 | 138 | 173 | 131 | 100 | 87 | 100 | 134 | 197 | 179 | — | 40 | 247 | 849 | 1597 | 2129 | 2398 | 3121 | 3071 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 290 | 498 | 76 | 76 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 187 | 1551 | 33 | 17 | 202 | 99 | 17 | 535 | 1054 | 1054 | 99 | 17 |
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