Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 4AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 79 | 133 | 103 | 84 | 74 | 90 | 81 | 117 | 102 | 96 | 92 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:12PM1.50m | 3:54AM0.86m | 5:14PM1.56m | 4:57AM0.92m | 6:04PM1.62m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.66m | 9:43AM0.42m | 00:14AM0.62m | 10:48AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 30 | 79 | 37 | 55 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 92 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 8 | ENE 9 | S 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 30 | 133 | 100 | 84 | 74 | 36 | 81 | 117 | 102 | 96 | 43 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 9 | S 8 | SSE 13 | S 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | E 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 33 | 90 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 8 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 31 | 31 | 67 | 103 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 197 | 52 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 93 | 127 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 290 | 76 | 46 |
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