Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 9 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is

21.8°C

Crescent Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (23 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 6PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	6s
Afternoon (23 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	6s
Evening (23 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 23						Thursday 24								Friday 25
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	142	194	170	171	150	150	130	126	104	117	145	126	126	115	123	74	96	60	64	80	163	236
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide	5:11AM1.10m				6:12PM1.60m				5:54AM1.24m				6:49PM1.63m				6:34AM1.37m					7:23PM1.64m
Low Tide			11:18AM0.25m				00:30AM0.54m				12:06PM0.16m				00:58AM0.47m				12:50PM0.09m


	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	19	20	19	18	17
Feels °C	16	15	16	16	17	16	16	17	17	16	15	15	16	16	16	15	14	16	16	16	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	139	160	160	135	112	109	92	89	74	86	102	88	85	73	74	74	60	60	17	16	85	114
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 8	S 9	S 9	SSE 11	SSE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	99	73	41	42	24	25	34	35	53	48	45	16	30	35	35	35	34	34	7	7	16	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 17	SSE 15	S 8	SSE 11	SSE 9	S 9	—	E 12	E 12	SE 11	SSE 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 16	E 8	—	E 11	ENE 8	E 11
kJ	142	137	108	93	12	25	26	14	—	3	3	32	14	3	2	2	5	1	—	2	7	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NNE 4	ENE 6	NNE 4	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	100	194	170	171	150	150	130	126	104	117	145	126	126	115	123	17	96	16	64	80	163	236
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	76	259	259	359	359	76	76	76	76	76	290	290	76	76	46	46	46	116	290	340	76	76
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Rating (10 max)	2					2	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1				1	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	7	9	6

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