Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 4AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 179 | 46 | 30 | 194 | 1034 | 1628 | 2096 | 1340 | 3599 | 3906 | 3534 | 3016 | 2604 | 1358 | 1682 | 1618 | 1316 | 632 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:42PM1.19m | 11:09AM1.60m | 11:13PM1.05m | 12:03PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55PM0.33m | 4:28AM0.36m | 5:48PM0.48m | 5:01AM0.38m | 6:53PM0.61m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 22 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 64 | 46 | 30 | 18 | 545 | 921 | 1114 | 17 | 1691 | 1873 | 1873 | 1773 | 1507 | 1358 | 1102 | 922 | 782 | 632 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 12 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SE 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 12 | E 15 | E 14 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 179 | — | 16 | 194 | 1034 | 1628 | 2096 | 1340 | 3599 | 3906 | 3534 | 3016 | 2604 | — | 1682 | 1618 | 1316 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 17 | 193 | 301 | 99 | 535 | 1054 | 1054 | 709 | 537 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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