Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.2° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.9
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.4
SE
15
1.2
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
1
S
9
1.2
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
72
108
63
57
55
54
54
52
52
68
67
67
331
387
229
199
223
199
158
227
178
143
138
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
W
15
SW
10
SSW
20
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
5
SE
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
E
5
N
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:09AM1.94m
10:25PM1.22m
11:01AM1.95m
11:11PM1.11m
11:58AM1.91m
Low Tide
3:29AM0.13m
4:48PM0.21m
4:11AM0.13m
5:46PM0.29m
4:57AM0.15m
6:50PM0.39m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
18
17
18
23
22
20
20
19
17
15
15
19
20
20
19
18
17
16
16
19
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
19
17
17
20
18
18
18
19
15
13
14
17
17
18
18
18
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
18
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