Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 3 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
21.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (17 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 8PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)--
Afternoon (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
193
197
197
197
205
209
214
255
222
302
328
308
260
194
194
198
158
158
149
149
114
114
112
112
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:16PM2.08m
10:11AM1.11m
11:11PM1.98m
11:01AM1.12m
00:07AM1.84m
Low Tide
5:01AM0.34m
4:06PM-0.00m
5:52AM0.42m
5:02PM0.05m
6:41AM0.50m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
19
17
16
15
15
16
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
17
21
20
20
18
18
19
18
19
Feels °C
17
16
18
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
16
15
15
13
12
14
19
17
17
16
16
17
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
Energy kJ
193
197
197
197
205
209
214
255
222
302
328
308
260
194
194
198
158
158
149
149
114
114
112
112
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
40
47
46
44
39
33
32
18
18
16
16
15
15
21
23
23
24
26
32
39
32
23
18
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
14
14
6
6
6
6
4
1
3
3
3
3
7
6
6
12
13
13
13
8
8
8
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
0.2
WNW
2
Energy kJ
8
13
11
16
61
117
104
77
72
91
80
94
142
146
100
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
33
33
15
0
0
0
0
15
33
76
46
0
0
0
0
0
0
76
46
46
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
5
5
3
2
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
8
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
7
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
7
7
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