Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.4° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (10 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
1.5
NNE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
NE
6
0.3
E
9
0.7
NNE
6
0.3
E
9
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
269
194
215
160
306
316
67
44
27
19
15
14
11
14
29
13
36
40
49
20
36
181
176
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
25
NNE
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:15AM1.57m
8:56PM1.54m
8:55AM1.66m
9:29PM1.42m
9:36AM1.73m
10:01PM1.29m
Low Tide
2:21AM0.37m
2:37PM0.06m
2:49AM0.33m
3:22PM0.11m
3:17AM0.30m
4:07PM0.19m
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light rain
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clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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1
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Temp °C
17
17
19
27
21
23
26
24
21
20
21
25
24
22
21
21
20
21
21
31
27
24
26
24
Feels °C
18
16
17
26
21
20
24
23
20
21
21
24
22
22
22
21
20
21
20
30
24
22
23
24
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