Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
21.2°C
1.2° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 11PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)--
Afternoon (25 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.5
NE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
6
2.1
NNE
6
2
NNE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.5
S
6
2.3
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
80
122
87
90
194
200
207
110
141
346
350
134
105
108
151
176
187
194
531
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
15
N
10
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:23PM1.64m
7:14AM1.50m
7:57PM1.61m
7:55AM1.62m
8:32PM1.56m
Low Tide
1:26AM0.40m
1:33PM0.05m
1:56AM0.33m
2:16PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
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2
Temp °C
20
19
18
17
16
15
15
20
21
19
18
18
17
19
18
17
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
17
16
16
15
14
14
14
17
17
16
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
12
13
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