Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.9° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 2PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jul)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
2
2
1
2
4
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
8
1.9
S
8
2
S
10
2
S
10
1.3
SSE
9
1
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
383
375
441
745
771
295
320
593
1068
745
633
477
394
328
292
251
280
372
446
408
460
427
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
E
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:39PM1.51m
4:31AM0.91m
5:36PM1.59m
5:26AM0.92m
6:26PM1.66m
Low Tide
9:19AM0.46m
11:42PM0.61m
10:15AM0.41m
00:36AM0.58m
11:09AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
10
13
16
14
14
11
11
10
10
12
16
15
14
13
13
12
11
14
16
16
16
14
Feels °C
5
8
10
9
10
7
7
6
6
9
13
12
12
10
9
9
8
12
13
14
14
12
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