Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 4 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is

21.6°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 (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	8s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	8s
Evening (25 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sunday 25								Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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)	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	543	535	535	606	743	849	1129	621	981	386	316	235	179	114	78	76	173	301	257	232	190	164	176	181
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNW	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SE	E	ENE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			7:51AM1.65m					8:21PM1.46m				8:35AM1.78m				9:00PM1.40m				9:21AM1.88m				9:41PM1.32m
Low Tide	1:40AM0.31m					2:15PM0.13m				2:15AM0.23m				3:04PM0.12m				2:51AM0.17m				3:54PM0.15m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	20	24	23	23	22	21	21	20	22	26	21	18	18	17	17	17	17	18	19	19	18	18
Feels °C	19	18	19	22	21	21	20	20	20	21	23	26	19	16	17	16	17	16	17	17	18	18	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	247	253	245	260	318	394	469	504	444	386	316	235	179	114	43	66	96	301	257	232	190	164	176	181
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 20	S 20	S 20	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	—	8	8	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	5	4	78	76	60	52	30	35	21	20	33	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 11	SSE 9	—	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	62	—	18	13	13	12	10	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	—	—	—	SSE 2	S 4	—	—	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 7
kJ	543	535	535	606	743	849	1129	621	981	—	—	—	1	18	—	—	173	—	—	—	—	—	—	124
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Bonny Hills NSW - Port Macquarie	Bonny Hills NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Cudmirrah Reef NSW - South Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Treachery Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Bonny Hills NSW - Port Macquarie	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie NSW - Port Macquarie	Crescent Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Trapdoors NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Point Plomer Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Point Plomer Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Crescent Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	2	1	2	4	3	4	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	155	46	46	155	498	507	76	146	46	33	0	17	93	17	17	17	14	14	0	17	199	76	76	76
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Diamond Head	Diamond Head	Yacaaba Head-Boulders			Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Back Bommie	Boomerang Beach (North)	Blueys Beach	Tuncurry-North Wall	Tuncurry-North Wall	Trapdoors	Hat Head	Tuncurry-North Wall	Boomerang Beach (South)	Boomerang Beach (South)	Boomerang Beach (South)	Forster Beach (Nambucca)	Saltwater		Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3			3	4	4	4	3	2	1	2	1	3	3	3	3	2		1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Crackneck NSW - Newcastle	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Back Bommie NSW - Port Macquarie	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	1	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5

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