Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 1AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
563 | 510 | 220 | 181 | 212 | 227 | 199 | 203 | 184 | 145 | 217 | 190 | 157 | 160 | 125 | 122 | 99 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:06PM1.67m | 8:57AM1.51m | 9:39PM1.59m | 9:38AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09AM0.38m | 3:15PM0.06m | 3:39AM0.35m | 3:59PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
325 | 398 | 165 | 130 | 212 | 227 | 199 | 203 | 184 | 145 | 217 | 190 | 157 | 160 | 125 | 122 | 99 | 96 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 15 | E 9 | E 8 |
40 | 40 | 208 | 181 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 42 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 88 | 23 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | — | ENE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | ENE 9 | SE 15 | SSE 15 |
2 | 2 | 39 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 8 | — | 29 | 32 | 63 | 78 | 72 | 65 | 26 | 54 | 44 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
563 | 510 | 220 | 140 | 161 | 109 | 118 | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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