Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 4AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | NNE 5 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
184 | 128 | 116 | 164 | 164 | 141 | 131 | 127 | 101 | 99 | 72 | 90 | 84 | 84 | 61 | 52 | 78 | 87 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:39PM1.59m | 9:38AM1.57m | 10:14PM1.48m | 10:24AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM0.35m | 3:59PM0.14m | 4:11AM0.32m | 4:48PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
184 | 128 | 116 | 164 | 164 | 141 | 131 | 127 | 101 | 99 | 72 | 90 | 84 | 84 | 61 | 52 | 14 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | S 8 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 15 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 11 | S 8 | SSE 11 |
31 | 49 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 88 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 57 | 54 | 50 | 36 | 79 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | ENE 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 12 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
— | 29 | 29 | 63 | 78 | 72 | 65 | 26 | 54 | 57 | 34 | 45 | 52 | 63 | 55 | 51 | 51 | 50 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 78 | 87 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 171 | 197 | 46 | 0 |
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