Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 30 | 79 | 130 | 128 | 84 | 104 | 90 | 81 | 117 | 102 | 96 | 96 | 110 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:12PM1.50m | 3:54AM0.86m | 5:14PM1.56m | 4:57AM0.92m | 6:04PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.66m | 9:43AM0.42m | 00:14AM0.62m | 10:48AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 |
24 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 30 | 79 | 34 | 62 | 60 | 85 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 102 | 96 | 96 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 9 | S 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 30 | 130 | 92 | 84 | 73 | 90 | 81 | 117 | 29 | 26 | 92 | 66 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | S 9 | E 8 | ENE 9 | S 8 | SSE 13 | S 20 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | SSE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 17 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 104 | 46 | 31 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 72 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | 89 | 110 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 91 | 52 | 62 | 52 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 62 | 17 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 98 | 76 | 46 |
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