Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.4° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 11PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.4
E
8
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
22
25
36
49
34
57
42
66
66
68
66
65
46
45
45
84
103
103
137
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
0
NNW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
15
E
15
E
0
SSE
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
15
SE
15
E
10
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:40PM1.52m
1:49AM1.11m
2:56PM1.58m
3:01AM1.03m
4:12PM1.68m
Low Tide
8:15PM0.52m
7:52AM0.35m
9:44PM0.54m
8:59AM0.32m
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
14
16
16
16
15
15
13
12
14
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
12
13
14
13
12
10
13
13
14
16
14
14
12
10
13
13
14
15
14
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