Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 3 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is

20.1°C

Crescent Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (29 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Evening (29 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 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 29								Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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)	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	SE 12	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	149	128	99	108	113	158	161	161	130	200	181	171	158	148	142	160	115	77	69	66	34	66	238	272
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	E	ENE	E	ENE	NE	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide				9:21AM1.77m				9:45PM1.35m					10:10AM1.79m				10:26PM1.22m				11:04AM1.77m
Low Tide		3:01AM0.23m				3:50PM0.17m				3:36AM0.22m					4:44PM0.28m				4:16AM0.23m				5:46PM0.39m


	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	18	18	18	17	16	15	14	14	18	19	19	18	17	16	14	14	20	21	20	18	18
Feels °C	14	14	15	16	14	15	15	14	14	12	12	14	15	16	15	14	14	12	12	18	18	17	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 15	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	SSE 12	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	149	128	99	108	113	158	161	161	130	116	90	88	65	65	142	47	25	25	25	25	18	53	85	43
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 6	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 8	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	E 8	SSE 14	E 6	SSE 9	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	—	SSE 9	ENE 7
kJ	41	67	58	58	51	57	52	51	51	47	181	171	158	148	30	138	18	31	42	35	34	—	16	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	S 16	S 22	S 21	SSE 20	SE 19	SSE 17	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 14	SSE 13	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	—	SSE 11	SE 11
kJ	54	31	22	18	46	9	9	39	89	200	49	35	32	32	43	30	97	69	14	15	15	—	13	30
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	NE 8	NE 4	ENE 4	NE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	83	—	—	—	—	64	3	13	16	160	115	77	69	66	30	66	238	272
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	14	17	17	17	199	199	76	0	0	0	0	76	290	304	76	76	66	46	15	76	377	507	76	76
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2			2	2	3	3	4	3			2	2	2	2	2	2			1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	7
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	4	5	5	6	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	9	5	5	9	9	5	7

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