Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.9° C
0.3° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 6AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (19 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2873
2161
1881
1730
1730
1730
1595
1654
1611
1538
1412
1130
1009
900
800
710
625
557
494
426
431
369
313
251
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:35PM1.73m
11:22AM1.32m
00:20AM1.53m
12:16PM1.34m
1:03AM1.34m
1:15PM1.37m
Low Tide
5:50AM0.48m
5:39PM0.15m
6:27AM0.51m
6:38PM0.31m
7:04AM0.52m
7:45PM0.46m
light rain
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
15
15
14
15
16
17
17
16
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
14
14
13
14
15
16
16
15
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