Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.9° 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 (14 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 8PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)--
Afternoon (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.8
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
6
1.3
S
7
1.6
S
7
2.4
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.7
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
17
17
17
10
50
155
153
250
640
1132
1319
977
762
576
514
443
392
358
330
345
315
313
237
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:19PM2.10m
8:17AM1.16m
9:11PM2.10m
9:02AM1.20m
10:01PM2.03m
9:48AM1.25m
Low Tide
3:01AM0.28m
2:10PM-0.07m
3:48AM0.32m
3:02PM-0.09m
4:31AM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:02
5:02
 mm
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
14
13
12
13
16
15
13
14
15
16
14
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
13
14
13
11
10
8
8
10
10
9
9
9
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
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