Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.8° 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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (14 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
10
1.9
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.7
SSE
6
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
1
S
7
0.4
SE
18
0.4
SE
18
1.6
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
710
619
249
445
354
338
339
356
298
251
221
194
233
240
245
293
332
332
287
100
97
117
227
215
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSE
15
S
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:39AM1.35m
9:36PM1.89m
9:22AM1.42m
10:17PM1.74m
10:05AM1.47m
Low Tide
3:15AM0.35m
2:49PM-0.11m
3:50AM0.38m
3:37PM-0.05m
4:23AM0.41m
4:25PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
3
2
2
2
Temp °C
14
13
13
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
18
18
16
15
14
14
13
16
15
17
17
15
Feels °C
11
10
10
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
10
13
13
13
13
13
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