Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 207 | 480 | 378 | 312 | 261 | 276 | 276 | 270 | 237 | 430 | 367 | 437 | 437 | 391 | 343 | 294 | 294 | 287 | 318 | 318 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:34PM0.99m | 12:34PM1.61m | 00:11AM0.93m | 1:33PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.53m | 5:21AM0.33m | 7:28PM0.62m | 6:06AM0.37m | 8:35PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 207 | 480 | 378 | 312 | 261 | 276 | 276 | 270 | 237 | 294 | 367 | 437 | 437 | 391 | 343 | 294 | 294 | 287 | 318 | 318 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 95 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 49 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 31 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | 49 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 40 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 430 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 199 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 199 | 127 | 199 | 127 | 76 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 127 | 62 | 66 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 127 | 0 |
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