
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 4PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | SE 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | 74 | 24 | 160 | 127 | 43 | 29 | 160 | 826 | 1592 | 2175 | 2542 | 3347 | 3723 | 3353 | 2701 | 2265 | 1215 | 1348 | 1437 | 1160 | 588 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:22AM1.63m | 10:42PM1.19m | 11:09AM1.60m | 11:13PM1.05m | 12:03PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55PM0.33m | 4:28AM0.36m | 5:48PM0.48m | 5:01AM0.38m | 6:53PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||
5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | SE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
23 | 24 | 22 | 52 | 51 | 43 | 29 | 18 | 514 | 972 | 1203 | 1344 | 1691 | 1837 | 1837 | 1613 | 1249 | 1215 | 922 | 782 | 658 | 588 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 12 | NE 6 | E 14 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | SE 19 | S 19 |
20 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 11 | N 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 11 | E 15 | E 14 | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | E 13 | E 8 |
12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | S 3 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
83 | 74 | 24 | 160 | 127 | — | 8 | 160 | 826 | 1592 | 2175 | 2542 | 3347 | 3723 | 3353 | 2701 | 2265 | — | 1348 | 1437 | 1160 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 33 | 507 | 1547 | 15 | 17 | 76 | 99 | 17 | 535 | 1054 | 1054 | 709 | 515 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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