Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | NNE 5 | SSE 11 | NNE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
164 | 141 | 131 | 127 | 101 | 99 | 72 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 61 | 51 | 72 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:38AM1.57m | 10:14PM1.48m | 10:24AM1.61m | 10:50PM1.36m | 11:15AM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59PM0.14m | 4:11AM0.32m | 4:48PM0.24m | 4:47AM0.31m | 5:45PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | NE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
164 | 141 | 131 | 127 | 101 | 99 | 72 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 61 | 51 | 14 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 15 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 12 | E 9 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 11 | S 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
28 | 27 | 26 | 88 | 23 | 13 | 34 | 13 | 37 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 10 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | ENE 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 8 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
78 | 72 | 65 | 26 | 54 | 57 | 12 | 45 | 56 | 63 | 55 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 72 | 84 | 77 | 50 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 36 | 41 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 189 | 197 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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