Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 4PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 86 | 65 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 254 | 183 | 135 | 101 | 97 | 160 | 123 | 113 | 79 | 187 | 93 | 245 | 332 | 323 | 271 | 327 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:22AM1.10m | 7:17PM2.01m | 7:11AM1.18m | 8:07PM2.03m | 7:56AM1.27m | 8:53PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM0.04m | 1:55AM0.34m | 1:09PM-0.05m | 2:37AM0.33m | 2:00PM-0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 86 | 86 | 65 | 65 | 73 | 69 | 254 | 183 | 135 | 101 | 73 | 160 | 123 | 113 | 79 | 97 | 93 | 117 | 173 | 169 | 181 | 251 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 58 | 59 | 71 | 47 | 47 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 72 | 74 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 8 | SSE 9 | S 14 | SSE 12 | NNE 7 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 11 | NNE 6 | N 11 | — | S 20 | S 20 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 44 | 28 | 4 | 81 | 19 | 74 | 67 | 71 | 97 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 8 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | E 2 | — | WNW 2 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | W 3 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 25 | 187 | 1 | 245 | 332 | 323 | 271 | 327 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 62 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 232 | 17 | 0 |
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