Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.6° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 3AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.5
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.4
SSE
9
0.6
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.6
ENE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
E
6
0.6
NE
8
0.5
E
7
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
20
34
28
19
54
14
110
120
59
64
51
46
26
22
31
33
20
21
33
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
10
NNW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
10
S
20
SE
10
ESE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:28AM1.02m
4:37PM1.64m
4:37AM1.13m
5:37PM1.59m
Low Tide
10:21PM0.55m
9:27AM0.27m
11:15PM0.54m
10:43AM0.26m
11:59PM0.51m
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
20
19
18
19
24
23
22
20
18
17
17
19
24
22
22
20
19
17
18
Feels °C
22
21
20
18
20
24
21
20
18
19
17
16
18
23
20
22
20
19
17
16
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