Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 7AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 538 | 424 | 341 | 269 | 194 | 209 | 242 | 265 | 421 | 79 | 44 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:20PM1.63m | 8:15AM1.57m | 8:56PM1.54m | 8:55AM1.66m | 9:29PM1.42m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21AM0.37m | 2:37PM0.06m | 2:49AM0.33m | 3:22PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 538 | 424 | 341 | 269 | 194 | 165 | 135 | 62 | 97 | 79 | 44 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 19 | 43 | 47 | 48 | 77 | 94 | 61 | 45 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | S 4 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 13 | 46 | 80 | 117 | 181 | 209 | 242 | 265 | 421 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | — | — | 26 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 76 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 1062 | 447 | 33 | 197 |
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