Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.9° C
0.4° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 1PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
385
438
408
444
234
206
232
232
227
188
184
169
137
137
108
101
76
75
71
31
29
27
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NNE
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
WNW
Wind State
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:26AM0.92m
6:26PM1.66m
6:13AM0.97m
7:10PM1.72m
6:53AM1.03m
7:50PM1.76m
Low Tide
11:09AM0.35m
1:18AM0.55m
12:00PM0.28m
1:53AM0.52m
12:47PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
14
16
16
16
14
14
14
12
14
16
16
16
14
14
13
13
15
19
18
17
15
Feels °C
8
12
13
13
15
12
12
12
10
13
14
15
16
13
13
11
11
13
16
16
15
14
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