Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 12AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 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 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 45 | 45 | 64 | 82 | 100 | 108 | 160 | 169 | 165 | 162 | 132 | 273 | 433 | 431 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:56PM1.58m | 3:01AM1.03m | 4:12PM1.68m | 4:18AM1.00m | 5:22PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44PM0.54m | 8:59AM0.32m | 11:07PM0.50m | 10:09AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 45 | 45 | 64 | 82 | 100 | 108 | 160 | 169 | 165 | 162 | 132 | 273 | 294 | 300 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 27 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 45 | 44 | 38 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 16 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 260 | 433 | 431 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 155 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 155 | 197 | 76 | 507 |
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