Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 865 | 1018 | 840 | 687 | 300 | 450 | 202 | 907 | 798 | 768 | 722 | 694 | 666 | 708 | 654 | 333 | 354 | 378 | 378 | 330 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:05PM1.77m | 8:42AM1.26m | 9:39PM1.72m | 9:19AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23AM0.49m | 2:52PM0.06m | 3:51AM0.48m | 3:33PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 408 | 487 | 445 | 367 | 300 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 238 | 327 | 375 | 375 | 406 | 397 | 351 | 333 | 354 | 378 | 378 | 330 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 112 | 130 | 157 | 99 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 10 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | — | E 12 | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 15 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | 8 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 865 | 1018 | 840 | 687 | — | 450 | — | 907 | 798 | 768 | 722 | 694 | 666 | 708 | 654 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 199 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 199 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
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