Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.7° C
0.2° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 11AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (30 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (30 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
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)
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.7
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.8
S
12
2.1
S
11
1.8
S
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
10
1.9
S
10
2
S
10
2
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
205
295
203
865
1018
656
321
260
190
202
238
798
689
722
769
740
797
406
377
362
362
378
330
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
8:06AM1.18m
9:05PM1.77m
8:42AM1.26m
9:39PM1.72m
9:19AM1.33m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.49m
2:12PM0.08m
3:23AM0.49m
2:52PM0.06m
3:51AM0.48m
3:33PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:12
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
10
10
12
15
15
15
12
13
13
13
14
16
16
16
14
13
13
12
14
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
7
5
5
8
11
11
11
9
10
10
10
11
11
12
13
11
10
10
9
12
12
13
13
14
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