Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 302 | 241 | 241 | 211 | 216 | 189 | 164 | 148 | 129 | 129 | 162 | 135 | 114 | 132 | 70 | 71 | 48 | 49 | 45 | 46 | 35 | 34 | 113 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:16AM1.52m | 9:04PM1.67m | 8:57AM1.59m | 9:39PM1.52m | 9:39AM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM0.36m | 2:34PM-0.04m | 3:03AM0.36m | 3:20PM0.05m | 3:32AM0.35m | 4:06PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 302 | 241 | 241 | 211 | 216 | 189 | 164 | 148 | 129 | 129 | 162 | 135 | 114 | 132 | 70 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 46 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 20 | SE 19 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 20 | SSE 19 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | E 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 5 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 37 | 75 | 96 | 59 | 59 | 53 | 84 | 49 | 97 | 68 | 35 | 28 | 14 | 71 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 11 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | SE 19 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 19 | SE 19 | SE 20 | SSE 21 | SE 20 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 143 | 89 | 97 | 86 | 102 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 48 | 49 | 34 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 24 | 39 | 47 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 31 | 113 | 138 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 199 | 76 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 199 | 290 | 98 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 304 | 449 | 76 | 76 |
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