Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
21.0°C
1.3° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (12 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (12 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
1.1
NE
5
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
1.4
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
302
241
241
211
216
189
164
148
129
129
162
135
114
132
70
71
48
49
45
46
35
34
113
138
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:16AM1.52m
9:04PM1.67m
8:57AM1.59m
9:39PM1.52m
9:39AM1.63m
Low Tide
2:34AM0.36m
2:34PM-0.04m
3:03AM0.36m
3:20PM0.05m
3:32AM0.35m
4:06PM0.18m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
15
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
15
18
19
18
17
17
15
14
14
18
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
14
13
14
18
15
15
15
16
15
15
14
16
15
14
14
14
13
12
12
15
16
15
15
15
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