Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.6° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sun night).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.9
NNE
6
1.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
66
65
64
45
45
64
82
100
108
160
169
165
162
132
129
270
299
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:01AM1.03m
4:12PM1.68m
4:18AM1.00m
5:22PM1.81m
Low Tide
9:44PM0.54m
8:59AM0.32m
11:07PM0.50m
10:09AM0.25m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
13
12
11
13
15
16
16
14
13
12
11
15
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
15
12
11
10
10
12
13
14
15
13
11
10
9
12
17
15
15
13
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