Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.9° C
0.1° 

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 8PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 2.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1322
1599
1508
1481
1246
996
910
922
809
742
687
673
577
531
499
602
651
627
573
488
425
334
300
257
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:02PM1.41m
2:24AM1.24m
3:12PM1.51m
3:27AM1.17m
4:22PM1.64m
4:33AM1.12m
Low Tide
8:25PM0.45m
8:32AM0.38m
9:44PM0.47m
9:29AM0.32m
11:03PM0.44m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
17
16
15
14
14
13
14
16
17
16
14
13
12
11
13
16
16
15
13
13
12
11
13
Feels °C
12
13
12
12
11
11
10
11
12
14
13
11
10
10
9
11
13
14
14
11
12
10
9
12
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