Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.2°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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 4PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (03 Oct)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
3
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.4
ENE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.2
NNE
7
2.3
NE
7
2
NNE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.4
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
216
120
165
400
431
467
361
460
466
449
539
554
555
520
303
419
365
365
372
370
318
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
30
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:22PM1.69m
1:23AM0.93m
2:42PM1.68m
2:46AM0.94m
3:58PM1.70m
Low Tide
6:01AM0.29m
8:27PM0.55m
7:14AM0.32m
9:48PM0.55m
8:38AM0.30m
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Temp °C
16
19
20
19
19
19
18
17
17
21
24
21
20
19
17
16
16
20
20
21
21
20
Feels °C
14
16
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
19
20
21
20
19
19
16
17
20
19
22
22
20
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