
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 3AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
394 | 328 | 316 | 280 | 385 | 438 | 469 | 444 | 234 | 169 | 232 | 227 | 227 | 188 | 180 | 169 | 137 | 137 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:36PM1.59m | 5:26AM0.92m | 6:26PM1.66m | 6:13AM0.97m | 7:10PM1.72m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:36AM0.58m | 11:09AM0.35m | 1:18AM0.55m | 12:00PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
394 | 328 | 316 | 280 | 385 | 438 | 469 | 444 | 234 | 169 | 232 | 227 | 227 | 188 | 180 | 169 | 137 | 137 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | NE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
22 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 118 | 149 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 62 | 0 |
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