Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 9 am 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 4PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (29 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (29 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
E
7
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
1.4
NNE
5
1.7
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
171
147
140
136
133
114
96
77
64
49
40
29
40
28
45
103
94
59
42
109
173
146
127
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:17AM1.00m
8:06PM1.78m
7:54AM1.03m
8:47PM1.79m
8:30AM1.07m
9:27PM1.78m
Low Tide
1:02PM0.24m
2:50AM0.48m
1:44PM0.19m
3:26AM0.49m
2:25PM0.16m
3:59AM0.51m
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
6:47
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:55
4:55
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
18
18
18
17
15
15
14
16
19
19
19
18
17
15
Feels °C
14
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
14
14
12
15
17
16
16
15
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
Energy kJ
196
171
147
140
136
133
114
96
77
64
49
40
29
31
23
45
103
94
59
42
32
38
42
45
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
SE
18
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
13
7
7
7
13
20
19
19
29
29
33
20
7
30
15
27
1
1
9
9
37
14
14
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
8
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
7
6
6
3
3
12
12
30
30
30
29
13
20
7
28
1
8
4
1
10
10
18
19
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1
NNE
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
N
4
0.9
NE
5
0.5
NE
4
1.4
NNE
5
1.7
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
Energy kJ
8
16
12
7
10
23
40
12
13
16
9
31
10
109
173
146
127
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
62
33
0
0
0
0
0
76
121
46
46
0
0
0
15
76
263
76
76
76
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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