Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (09 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 10PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2141 | 2546 | 2592 | 1421 | 1235 | 1070 | 972 | 846 | 777 | 777 | 664 | 551 | 194 | 370 | 309 | 235 | 211 | 159 | 138 | 335 | 330 | 277 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:55PM1.19m | 9:19AM1.80m | 9:27PM1.12m | 9:59AM1.81m | 10:00PM1.06m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.26m | 3:59PM0.32m | 3:08AM0.24m | 4:43PM0.39m | 3:42AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | | | | | | |  |  | |  | | |  | |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | 7:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 1254 | 1493 | 1584 | 1421 | 1235 | 1070 | 972 | 846 | 777 | 777 | 664 | 551 | 194 | 370 | 309 | 235 | 211 | 159 | 138 | 91 | 100 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 194 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 112 | 75 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 5 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 2141 | 2546 | 2592 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 54 | 69 | 69 | 82 | — | 75 | 23 | 45 | 335 | 330 | 277 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 290 | 290 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 834 | 447 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 493 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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