Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 9 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.4° 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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 6PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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 Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
1.4
SSW
10
0.8
SSE
9
1.6
S
9
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
48
62
62
47
46
46
166
220
218
78
123
254
167
141
363
106
373
1706
1860
2344
2759
2784
2399
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:42AM1.16m
10:44PM1.67m
10:21AM1.21m
11:22PM1.60m
11:06AM1.25m
00:01AM1.51m
Low Tide
4:31AM0.53m
3:49PM0.14m
5:03AM0.55m
4:33PM0.17m
5:36AM0.54m
5:20PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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>
4:57
4:57
4:57
4:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
20
23
22
19
16
14
12
11
12
15
14
15
13
14
13
12
13
16
16
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
15
18
20
18
16
13
11
9
8
10
12
11
13
11
11
10
8
9
11
12
11
9
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
S
7
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
7
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
1
S
9
1.8
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
29
48
62
62
47
46
46
46
94
103
78
51
254
167
141
138
106
151
356
530
666
747
704
732
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
7
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
Energy kJ
22
16
8
8
7
17
13
29
20
19
54
123
98
87
56
29
21
55
125
270
304
314
309
283
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.4
NE
7
0.4
ESE
12
0.1
NE
9
0.4
NE
6
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.3
E
13
0.4
SSE
19
Energy kJ
18
2
12
12
12
7
7
34
31
12
50
3
11
13
14
37
21
31
49
73
60
29
148
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
SW
7
1
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
4
1.6
S
9
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
Energy kJ
1
4
2
66
166
220
218
363
17
373
1706
1860
2344
2759
2784
2399
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
14
0
0
0
0
0
14
17
300
300
199
535
199
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
8
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
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