Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
21.3°C
0.9° 

Crescent Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 1AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (17 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
367
437
437
391
375
359
430
318
351
287
260
287
287
225
220
168
160
118
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
0
ENE
0
SE
0
NW
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
0
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
00:11AM0.93m
1:33PM1.53m
1:01AM0.90m
2:41PM1.46m
Low Tide
7:28PM0.62m
6:06AM0.37m
8:35PM0.69m
7:04AM0.42m
9:45PM0.72m
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Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
19
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19
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Feels °C
16
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