Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.2°C
0.0° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 7PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
0
3
2
3
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.1
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.6
NNE
7
0.9
SSE
9
1.7
NNE
7
2.2
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
0.8
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
387
344
415
517
360
318
318
339
378
293
604
604
510
400
341
269
251
138
286
513
405
73
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
S
20
SE
20
SE
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:48AM1.30m
7:40PM1.70m
7:33AM1.44m
8:20PM1.63m
8:15AM1.57m
8:56PM1.54m
Low Tide
12:59PM0.08m
1:51AM0.41m
1:50PM0.05m
2:21AM0.37m
2:37PM0.06m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
14
18
19
18
17
15
14
13
13
18
19
20
19
19
18
16
19
22
26
27
25
25
Feels °C
11
15
14
15
16
14
13
12
12
17
16
18
19
18
19
15
17
22
25
24
23
23
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