Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 3AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 81 | 254 | 180 | 133 | 101 | 99 | 157 | 120 | 106 | 78 | 197 | 293 | 329 | 381 | 332 | 295 | 327 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:17PM2.01m | 7:11AM1.18m | 8:07PM2.03m | 7:56AM1.27m | 8:53PM2.00m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55AM0.34m | 1:09PM-0.05m | 2:37AM0.33m | 2:00PM-0.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 53 | 69 | 254 | 180 | 133 | 66 | 99 | 157 | 120 | 106 | 78 | 123 | 124 | 138 | 208 | 206 | 191 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 58 | 59 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 101 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 74 | 68 | 65 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSE 12 | NNE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 10 | N 11 | — | NNE 6 | SSW 4 | NNE 6 | N 11 | S 17 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 81 | 19 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 2 | — | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | NNE 6 | — | W 2 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 16 | — | 2 | 29 | 197 | 293 | 329 | 381 | 332 | 295 | 327 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 199 | 52 | 0 |
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