Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.5°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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 1PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (11 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
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)
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
1.8
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
7
1
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.4
E
10
0.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
22
14
14
35
34
41
16
24
88
36
46
254
297
99
65
45
35
51
26
29
25
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
ESE
20
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
5
N
10
WNW
10
S
10
SSW
5
NNE
15
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:55AM1.66m
9:29PM1.42m
9:36AM1.73m
10:01PM1.29m
10:16AM1.75m
10:31PM1.17m
Low Tide
3:22PM0.11m
3:17AM0.30m
4:07PM0.19m
3:45AM0.29m
4:52PM0.30m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
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6:13
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6:11
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6:54
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6:55
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6:57
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2
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1
4
3
1
Temp °C
21
25
23
22
21
20
20
21
22
31
30
23
25
25
24
24
19
20
21
19
19
19
Feels °C
21
24
22
23
22
21
20
20
21
29
27
22
24
26
23
23
20
21
21
21
22
21
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