Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.0°C
1.0° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 11PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)--
Afternoon (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (30 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
9
0.7
SE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
1.9
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
206
146
138
111
118
113
104
98
121
266
255
213
197
63
40
26
32
46
44
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NW
5
NW
10
N
20
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
5
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:02AM1.03m
1:02PM1.84m
1:02AM0.97m
2:13PM1.76m
Low Tide
6:50PM0.39m
5:50AM0.18m
8:00PM0.47m
6:53AM0.23m
9:13PM0.53m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
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1
3
2
3
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Temp °C
20
20
19
19
18
17
18
21
22
22
22
20
19
17
17
23
20
23
21
20
Feels °C
18
19
18
18
17
16
16
18
19
19
21
19
17
16
18
24
19
24
23
23
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