Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.3° C
0.0° 

Crescent Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 1PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.1
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
271
248
261
267
260
267
230
175
175
367
346
318
269
199
194
190
122
107
115
97
124
85
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
0
NNE
0
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:41AM1.49m
00:06AM1.18m
12:38PM1.47m
00:43AM1.03m
1:44PM1.45m
Low Tide
5:25AM0.44m
6:11PM0.40m
5:57AM0.45m
7:17PM0.56m
6:35AM0.46m
8:41PM0.66m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
16
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
12
14
15
16
16
14
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