
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 10PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
354 | 241 | 170 | 157 | 157 | 119 | 119 | 84 | 123 | 65 | 58 | 164 | 254 | 125 | 144 | 144 | 141 | 115 | 115 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:22PM1.92m | 6:22AM1.10m | 7:17PM2.01m | 7:11AM1.18m | 8:07PM2.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.37m | 12:15PM0.04m | 1:55AM0.34m | 1:09PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
354 | 241 | 170 | 157 | 157 | 119 | 119 | 84 | 84 | 65 | 58 | 164 | 254 | 125 | 144 | 144 | 141 | 115 | 115 | 83 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 106 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 52 | 58 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 63 | 72 | 68 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 8 | — | SSW 8 | NNE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | S 8 | NNE 7 | ENE 10 | S 11 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | 58 | 43 | 16 | 18 | 31 | 19 | 74 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 2 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SSW 8 | — | WSW 2 | W 2 | WSW 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 |
36 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 123 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 299 | 33 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
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