Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 10 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is

20.6°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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 7PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	6s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s
Evening (12 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 12						Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	E 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 6	S 6	SSE 7	S 8	S 9	S 10	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	40	91	38	211	326	384	143	113	64	47	29	28	23	26	27	263	247	611	902	1199	1207	523
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	N	SW	SSW	SSW	E	E	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		9:36AM1.73m				10:01PM1.29m				10:16AM1.75m				10:31PM1.17m				10:58AM1.73m
Low Tide				4:07PM0.19m				3:45AM0.29m				4:52PM0.30m				4:14AM0.28m					5:39PM0.41m


	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	3	7	2	4	5	5	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	31	29	24	23	22	24	22	20	22	20	19	19	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	17	17
Feels °C	20	29	25	23	22	23	24	20	21	23	20	20	21	18	17	14	13	12	12	12	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	E 8	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	40	34	12	60	102	136	143	113	64	47	29	28	15	14	13	160	172	381	662	759	673	523
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	S 6	E 8	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	E 9	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 5	E 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 15	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	12	12	6	12	3	3	3	3	14	7	7	4	23	26	27	27	27	26	4	24	23	23
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	SSE 7	S 6	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	S 4	E 9	E 8	E 9	S 4	S 4	S 8	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	E 15	E 15	E 14	NE 10
kJ	6	6	4	7	2	2	2	2	3	14	12	15	4	1	5	6	6	4	4	4	4	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	SW 3	S 4	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	S 6	S 6	SSE 7	S 8	S 9	S 10	ESE 6
kJ	—	91	38	211	326	384	—	6	15	—	—	—	—	—	15	263	247	611	902	1199	1207	109
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	3	3	4	3
Distance (km)	0	33	155	257	222	46	0	14	0	46	133	17	0	27	17	114	299	320	17	17	17	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1			2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				3	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	1	2	3	4	4	4	5	4	2	2	1	4	4	6	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	6	6	7	8	4	4

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