Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
21.5°C
1.0° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (21 Oct)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 111mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1
1
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
2
ENE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2
ENE
8
2.2
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
227
201
212
434
655
746
667
559
528
513
463
501
417
312
266
218
244
315
396
490
452
544
753
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
0
WNW
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
10
NNE
15
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:37AM1.07m
5:43PM1.46m
5:33AM1.20m
6:26PM1.48m
6:21AM1.35m
7:05PM1.50m
Low Tide
11:26PM0.66m
10:48AM0.37m
00:01AM0.59m
11:47AM0.30m
00:34AM0.50m
12:38PM0.22m
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heavy rain
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mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
thunderstorm
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 mm
1
1
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1
1
2
3
3
7
20
23
12
7
2
1
1
2
2
2
16
4
2
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Temp °C
17
16
16
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
Feels °C
18
16
17
19
18
17
17
16
18
17
15
16
15
17
18
18
18
18
19
18
16
17
18
18
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