Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 10 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is

20.8°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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 7PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Evening (27 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27						Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	NE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	ENE 7	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 11	SSE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	346	268	213	162	127	94	94	72	70	46	42	41	41	54	52	66	67	65	33	99	265	149
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	WNW	W	WSW	SSE	ESE	NE	NNW	NNE	WSW	SW	SW	SE	ESE	ESE	NE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-on	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide		9:21AM1.88m				9:41PM1.32m				10:09AM1.94m				10:25PM1.22m					11:01AM1.95m
Low Tide				3:54PM0.15m				3:29AM0.13m				4:48PM0.21m				4:11AM0.13m					5:46PM0.29m


	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	19	19	19	18	17	17	18	23	21	21	20	19	17	15	16	20	20	19	19	18
Feels °C	17	17	17	18	18	17	17	17	16	19	17	18	18	18	16	13	14	18	17	17	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	ENE 5	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 11	SSE 9
kJ	346	268	213	162	127	94	32	53	47	36	42	41	41	54	52	66	67	65	33	99	265	140
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	E 5	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	ENE 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	E 9	E 9	ENE 9	SSE 9	SSE 11	ENE 8	SSE 11
kJ	33	35	49	65	37	15	94	72	70	46	37	29	31	32	19	41	40	25	30	87	22	149
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	E 4	ENE 7	NNE 7	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	NNE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	E 9	NE 6	SE 16	SSE 15	ENE 8	ENE 8	SE 16	ENE 8
kJ	18	12	14	5	10	30	5	3	3	3	3	4	2	4	7	2	10	22	24	23	67	26
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	NE 5	NE 5	—	SW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	—
kJ	—	—	—	96	112	47	61	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	46	155	76	76	76	46	0	0	0	14	199	76	0	33	0	0	0	14	199	290	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2		1	1	1	1	1	2	2			3	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	3	4	2	3	3	3	4	1	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5
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