
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
65 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 254 | 149 | 133 | 101 | 99 | 157 | 123 | 81 | 78 | 97 | 247 | 277 | 294 | 283 | 303 | 270 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:17PM2.01m | 7:11AM1.18m | 8:07PM2.03m | 7:56AM1.27m | 8:53PM2.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55AM0.34m | 1:09PM-0.05m | 2:37AM0.33m | 2:00PM-0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
65 | 65 | 73 | 69 | 254 | 149 | 133 | 101 | 99 | 157 | 123 | 81 | 78 | 97 | 94 | 135 | 173 | 164 | 209 | 214 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
22 | 20 | 58 | 59 | 69 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 74 | 67 | 71 | 63 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | SSE 9 | S 14 | SSE 12 | NNE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 11 | N 11 | NE 4 | N 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | N 11 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 16 | N 6 |
44 | 28 | 4 | 81 | 19 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
— | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 151 | 247 | 277 | 294 | 283 | 303 | 270 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 139 | 199 | 17 | 0 |
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