Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.9°C
0.7° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 11AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (09 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (09 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
0
0
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.6
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.5
NNE
7
0.9
SSE
9
1.5
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
7
1.1
NE
8
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
318
339
378
244
604
639
500
392
314
269
236
138
228
302
437
125
75
48
29
21
14
14
22
21
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
5
SW
15
SE
20
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
10
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:33AM1.44m
8:20PM1.63m
8:15AM1.57m
8:56PM1.54m
8:55AM1.66m
9:29PM1.42m
Low Tide
1:51AM0.41m
1:50PM0.05m
2:21AM0.37m
2:37PM0.06m
2:49AM0.33m
3:22PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
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Temp °C
14
13
13
19
19
20
20
19
17
17
19
22
28
25
27
25
23
22
20
23
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
13
12
12
18
16
18
20
18
17
16
18
23
27
24
26
24
22
21
20
22
21
23
23
22
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