Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
21.4°C
0.9° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 7AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.3
E
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
159
177
245
251
153
196
196
226
270
311
206
298
357
424
463
494
518
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
E
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:30AM0.96m
4:52PM1.44m
4:37AM1.07m
5:43PM1.46m
Low Tide
10:43PM0.71m
9:38AM0.42m
11:26PM0.66m
10:48AM0.37m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
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1
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1
3
4
3
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
16
18
20
19
18
17
16
16
16
19
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
15
16
17
15
16
19
18
18
17
17
16
17
16
19
18
18
17
16
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