
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 1AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 17 | 10 | 50 | 182 | 377 | 272 | 750 | 1192 | 1368 | 1251 | 1029 | 809 | 604 | 462 | 431 | 419 | 428 | 383 | 352 | 372 | 214 | 180 | 237 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:19PM2.10m | 8:17AM1.16m | 9:11PM2.10m | 9:02AM1.20m | 10:01PM2.03m | 9:48AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM0.28m | 2:10PM-0.07m | 3:48AM0.32m | 3:02PM-0.09m | 4:31AM0.37m | 3:53PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
17 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 57 | 163 | 26 | 472 | 662 | 838 | 824 | 672 | 559 | 418 | 170 | 163 | 186 | 204 | 198 | 192 | 192 | 214 | 180 | 149 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | NE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 196 | 163 | 138 | 153 | 125 | 102 | 76 | 43 | 89 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | SE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 8 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 47 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 |
— | — | — | 50 | 182 | 377 | 272 | 750 | 1192 | 1368 | 1251 | 1029 | 809 | 604 | 462 | 431 | 419 | 428 | 383 | 352 | 372 | — | — | 237 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 52 | 31 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 300 | 17 | 62 | 62 | 99 | 52 | 99 | 187 | 232 | 99 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 52 | 316 | 316 |
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