Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 3 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is

20.2°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 (01 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s
Afternoon (01 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (01 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 1								Friday 2								Saturday 3
	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)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	SE 12	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	97	61	48	61	35	61	92	292	223	170	154	144	75	132	380	382	351	332	305	255	233	200	210	231
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross
High Tide	10:26PM1.22m				11:04AM1.77m				11:13PM1.09m				12:07PM1.73m				00:10AM0.99m					1:22PM1.69m
Low Tide			4:16AM0.23m				5:46PM0.39m				5:03AM0.25m					7:01PM0.50m			6:01AM0.29m					8:27PM0.55m


	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	16	14	14	20	21	19	18	18	17	16	15	20	21	20	19	18	18	17	16	20	20	20	19	19
Feels °C	14	12	12	17	17	15	15	14	14	14	13	17	18	17	16	14	16	16	15	17	18	19	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	ENE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	SSE 9	SE 12	SE 11	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	NE 6	NE 6	SSE 10	SSE 10	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	31	17	13	19	15	34	31	54	38	34	45	32	9	9	144	144	135	123	127	109	106	113	109	106
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 12	SSE 8	—	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 6	ENE 8	ENE 7	—	—	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 10	SE 17
kJ	97	30	30	20	35	13	—	48	51	28	12	25	—	—	9	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	SE 12	ENE 8	—	—	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 9	SSE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 18	SE 18	S 9
kJ	30	19	20	38	12	—	—	30	29	22	9	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	12	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	74	61	48	61	28	61	92	292	223	170	154	144	75	132	380	382	351	332	305	255	233	200	210	231
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bonny Hills NSW - Port Macquarie	Crescent Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Crescent Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Aussie pipe NSW - South Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Valla Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Diamond Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Thommos NSW - Illawarra	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Bonny Hills NSW - Port Macquarie	Bonny Hills NSW - Port Macquarie	Bonny Hills NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	46	0	0	76	493	507	76	76	76	66	62	197	390	268	197	155	46	46	46	99	120	197	197	155
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Diamond Head	Diamond Head	Back Bommie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders			Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads	Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Back Bommie					Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Blueys Beach	Blueys Beach	Blueys Beach			Yacaaba Head-Boulders
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1			1	1	2	1	2					2	3	3	3	3	2			2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Easter Reef VIC - Far West	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Right Point (Cat Bay) VIC - Phillip Island	Little Bombie NSW - Newcastle	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Crackneck NSW - Newcastle	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	7	6	6	5	5	3	2	3	6	5	5	5	5	3	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5

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