Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 5PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | E 10 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 18 | 73 | 376 | 913 | 671 | 752 | 1498 | 596 | 399 | 294 | 237 | 234 | 234 | 212 | 351 | 326 | 805 | 1216 | 1137 | 932 | 535 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:08PM1.71m | 4:11AM0.97m | 5:16PM1.79m | 5:15AM1.06m | 6:13PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44AM0.32m | 11:08PM0.51m | 10:02AM0.24m | 00:05AM0.46m | 11:10AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 518 | 438 | 466 | 646 | 596 | 399 | 294 | 237 | 234 | 234 | 212 | 203 | 326 | 511 | 829 | 734 | 614 | 535 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 26 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 19 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 7 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 20 | 73 | 376 | 913 | 671 | 752 | 1498 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 351 | 322 | 805 | 1216 | 1137 | 932 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 268 | 341 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 133 | 340 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 316 | 99 | 17 | 0 |
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