Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
21.6°C
1.0° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 1AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (24 Oct)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (24 Oct)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
0
2
1
2
1
2
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
2.3
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2
NE
8
2.1
NE
7
1.6
ENE
8
2.5
NE
7
2.4
NE
7
2.5
NNE
7
2.5
NNE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.4
NNE
7
2.5
NE
8
3
NE
8
3
NE
8
3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
320
417
585
796
373
582
510
435
452
287
696
640
655
637
524
578
782
967
1059
1235
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:05PM1.50m
7:06AM1.51m
7:43PM1.49m
7:51AM1.65m
8:21PM1.46m
Low Tide
1:07AM0.41m
1:27PM0.16m
1:40AM0.31m
2:15PM0.13m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:00
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5:58
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7:04
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 mm
3
1
1
2
1
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Temp °C
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
23
23
22
21
20
20
19
20
22
21
23
21
21
Feels °C
18
19
18
17
18
19
18
22
21
20
19
19
18
17
19
20
19
21
19
21
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