Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 9 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 64 | 45 | 45 | 66 | 82 | 100 | 108 | 160 | 169 | 165 | 162 | 132 | 465 | 300 | 349 | 483 | 1110 | 1166 | 1190 | 322 | 235 | 193 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:01AM1.03m | 4:12PM1.68m | 4:18AM1.00m | 5:22PM1.81m | 5:25AM1.03m | 6:22PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59AM0.32m | 11:07PM0.50m | 10:09AM0.25m | 00:15AM0.43m | 11:15AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 65 | 64 | 45 | 45 | 66 | 82 | 100 | 108 | 160 | 169 | 165 | 162 | 132 | 208 | 255 | 248 | 274 | 371 | 400 | 400 | 322 | 235 | 193 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 |
| kJ | 24 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 45 | 30 | 38 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 | S 8 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 15 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 2 | NE 4 | NE 9 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 51 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 465 | 300 | 349 | 483 | 1110 | 1166 | 1190 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 155 | 171 | 76 | 507 | 504 | 223 | 155 | 46 | 33 | 15 | 27 | 0 |
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