
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 8AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
110 | 76 | 51 | 34 | 46 | 78 | 136 | 111 | 94 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 42 | 202 | 459 | 652 | 785 | 1703 | 761 | 550 | 375 | 308 | 301 | 301 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:29AM0.98m | 2:49PM1.64m | 2:52AM0.94m | 4:08PM1.71m | 4:11AM0.97m | 5:16PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26AM0.34m | 9:53PM0.56m | 8:44AM0.32m | 11:08PM0.51m | 10:02AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
110 | 76 | 51 | 34 | 31 | 78 | 31 | 34 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 437 | 471 | 756 | 761 | 550 | 375 | 308 | 301 | 301 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
15 | 15 | 30 | 33 | 46 | 6 | 45 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | S 19 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 7 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 2 | SW 2 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 136 | 111 | 94 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 42 | 202 | 459 | 652 | 785 | 1703 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 76 | 46 | 46 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 31 | 99 | 268 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 52 | 300 | 17 | 0 |
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