Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 8PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 148 | 128 | 96 | 73 | 54 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | on | on | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:28PM1.92m | 6:35AM1.10m | 7:25PM2.04m | 7:28AM1.12m | 8:19PM2.10m | 8:17AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16AM0.32m | 12:23PM0.08m | 2:11AM0.28m | 1:18PM-0.01m | 3:01AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 148 | 128 | 96 | 73 | 54 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 11 | S 3 | S 7 | S 8 | S 4 | SE 11 | S 4 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | — | SSW 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 8 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | SW 4 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | 3 | 5 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 102 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 76 | 0 | 31 | 52 | 52 | 264 | 0 | 17 | 674 | 52 | 614 | 52 | 17 | 0 | 14 |
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