
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 10PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
71 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 182 | 188 | 131 | 164 | 866 | 840 | 314 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:50PM1.76m | 7:31AM1.11m | 8:28PM1.78m | 8:06AM1.18m | 9:05PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24AM0.50m | 1:30PM0.13m | 2:54AM0.49m | 2:12PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
71 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 85 | 73 | 164 | 400 | 375 | 314 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 13 | S 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
1 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 43 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | E 8 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 13 | — | E 13 |
8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 11 | S 10 | — |
— | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 58 | 182 | 188 | 131 | 104 | 866 | 840 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 76 | 15 | 31 | 62 | 31 | 187 | 263 | 264 | 52 | 52 | 435 | 187 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 199 | 17 | 0 |
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