Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.9° 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 (25 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 8PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)--
Afternoon (25 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (25 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
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)
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
633
477
394
328
316
280
385
446
427
436
238
173
232
227
227
188
173
140
140
137
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
E
0
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
High Tide
5:36PM1.59m
5:26AM0.92m
6:26PM1.66m
6:13AM0.97m
7:10PM1.72m
Low Tide
00:36AM0.58m
11:09AM0.35m
1:18AM0.55m
12:00PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
13
13
12
11
14
16
16
16
14
14
13
12
14
16
16
17
14
Feels °C
13
12
12
10
9
8
8
12
13
14
15
12
12
11
10
13
14
15
17
13
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