Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
21.1°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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 12PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (26 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
874
364
273
217
184
117
130
103
176
329
326
286
222
172
160
131
117
70
68
44
57
57
57
55
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
SSE
30
S
25
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SE
15
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
N
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:35AM1.78m
9:00PM1.40m
9:21AM1.88m
9:41PM1.32m
10:09AM1.94m
10:25PM1.22m
Low Tide
2:15AM0.23m
3:04PM0.12m
2:51AM0.17m
3:54PM0.15m
3:29AM0.13m
4:48PM0.21m
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Temp °C
21
20
21
23
20
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
17
16
17
22
20
20
20
18
Feels °C
21
21
22
23
17
15
16
16
16
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
20
17
18
19
18
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