Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
21.8°C
1.9° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 10AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (23 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (23 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
143
142
199
170
171
145
141
109
122
122
141
126
126
126
108
95
95
61
48
66
82
177
209
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:11AM1.10m
6:12PM1.60m
5:54AM1.24m
6:49PM1.63m
6:34AM1.37m
7:23PM1.64m
Low Tide
00:01AM0.60m
11:18AM0.25m
00:30AM0.54m
12:06PM0.16m
00:58AM0.47m
12:50PM0.09m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
19
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
17
17
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
14
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