Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.7° C
0.2° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 5AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (30 Jul)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (30 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.6
S
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.8
S
12
2.2
S
11
2
S
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
10
2
S
10
2.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
23
205
255
192
865
1116
824
360
300
202
202
238
813
783
816
847
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:28PM1.78m
8:06AM1.18m
9:05PM1.77m
8:42AM1.26m
9:39PM1.72m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.49m
2:12PM0.08m
3:23AM0.49m
2:52PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
18
15
12
11
9
12
15
15
15
12
13
12
12
14
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
16
11
7
6
4
8
11
11
11
9
10
9
9
11
11
11
11
10
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