Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 3 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 7AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (06 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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)
6
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4084
3529
2968
2749
2310
2301
2296
2245
2335
2379
2622
2985
3336
3840
3907
3598
3205
2793
2603
1651
1487
1704
1401
1270
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:01AM1.51m
11:57AM1.29m
00:43AM1.42m
12:56PM1.34m
1:30AM1.33m
2:02PM1.41m
Low Tide
6:12AM0.52m
6:12PM0.31m
6:53AM0.48m
7:13PM0.39m
7:40AM0.43m
8:25PM0.45m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
14
17
15
15
14
15
14
15
15
14
17
16
14
Feels °C
11
10
11
9
11
11
12
12
12
11
9
10
12
11
11
10
12
11
12
12
12
14
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
Energy kJ
2166
1689
1177
1153
1127
1280
1280
1312
1461
1518
1576
1750
2164
2546
2546
2386
2136
1995
1864
1651
1487
1376
1401
1270
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
12
0.4
SE
13
0.8
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.6
SE
11
1.3
ESE
12
Energy kJ
20
20
18
17
17
16
15
14
27
45
253
313
277
76
421
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
4084
3529
2968
2749
2310
2301
2296
2245
2335
2379
2622
2985
3336
3840
3907
3598
3205
2793
2603
1704
1369
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
2
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
17
62
340
343
515
443
343
62
17
14
14
14
99
14
14
17
17
0
0
0
0
17
0
14
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
4
5
5
5
7
7
6
5
4
4
5
4
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Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
7
5
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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