Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.8°C
0.3° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 3AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (05 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
9 PM
12 AM
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
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
7
2.5
NE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
667
653
335
313
419
358
358
305
486
248
248
197
188
184
294
154
143
116
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
5
NNW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
N
15
N
10
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:46AM0.94m
4:58PM1.70m
4:59AM1.03m
6:02PM1.73m
Low Tide
10:48PM0.55m
9:38AM0.30m
11:51PM0.52m
10:56AM0.23m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
19
18
16
17
19
18
21
20
21
20
18
18
25
22
21
22
21
Feels °C
18
17
19
16
17
20
18
20
19
21
20
18
17
25
22
21
22
21
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