Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 3 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is

20.0° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 11AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	10s
Evening (20 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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)	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1468	1509	1412	1174	1048	937	736	722	637	580	504	434	371	371	314	301	262	262	262	221	217	176	173	169
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	ENE	E	ENE	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NE	E	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	glassy	off	off	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide	00:20AM1.53m				12:16PM1.34m					1:03AM1.34m				1:15PM1.37m				1:47AM1.16m				2:22PM1.40m
Low Tide			6:27AM0.51m				6:38PM0.31m					7:04AM0.52m				7:45PM0.46m				7:43AM0.52m				9:03PM0.57m


	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	14	16	16	16	18	17	17	16	15	15	14	16	21	18	18	17
Feels °C	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	12	15	14	14	16	15	17	16	14	14	12	14	19	16	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	1468	1509	1412	1174	1048	937	736	722	637	580	504	434	371	371	314	301	262	262	262	221	217	176	173	169
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	SE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	47	44	66	62	58	82	82	81	78	71	68	66	65	44	15	26	27	31	18	18	18	18	18	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 17	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 16	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	S 13	S 14	—	S 12	E 12
kJ	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	5	18	18	19	20	11	12	8	8	8	4	4	—	12	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	17	17	14	14	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	17	114	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	76	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	6	5	5

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