Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 1AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 120 | 81 | 268 | 189 | 293 | 329 | 371 | 358 | 330 | 459 | 695 | 606 | 243 | 373 | 265 | 252 | 253 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:07PM2.03m | 7:56AM1.27m | 8:53PM2.00m | 8:39AM1.35m | 9:36PM1.89m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.33m | 2:00PM-0.11m | 3:15AM0.35m | 2:49PM-0.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 120 | 81 | 79 | 123 | 124 | 164 | 203 | 196 | 186 | 280 | 388 | 329 | 243 | 180 | 171 | 163 | 151 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 67 | 74 | 68 | 71 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 11 | S 21 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | S 20 | SE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 36 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 268 | 189 | 293 | 329 | 371 | 358 | 330 | 459 | 695 | 606 | — | 373 | 265 | 252 | 253 | 273 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 199 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 14 | 0 |
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