Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.9° C
0.2° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 6AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (15 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (15 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
1
0
3
3
2
1
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
7
0.8
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
6
2
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.3
SSE
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2.1
SE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
2
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
51
195
377
233
241
958
1087
966
826
743
607
560
482
478
465
235
250
229
198
198
217
223
418
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:17AM1.16m
9:11PM2.10m
9:02AM1.20m
10:01PM2.03m
9:48AM1.25m
Low Tide
3:01AM0.28m
2:10PM-0.07m
3:48AM0.32m
3:02PM-0.09m
4:31AM0.37m
3:53PM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:02
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
13
15
15
13
14
15
16
15
16
17
18
17
17
17
16
17
17
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
11
10
8
8
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
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