Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.7° 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 10AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.1
SSW
6
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
528
475
357
296
246
181
166
135
93
82
54
32
18
18
19
15
33
32
70
85
58
55
37
24
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
ESE
15
ENE
5
ESE
5
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
E
15
ESE
0
E
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
10:47PM1.57m
10:43AM1.42m
11:23PM1.46m
11:33AM1.45m
00:03AM1.35m
12:32PM1.48m
Low Tide
4:52AM0.43m
5:01PM0.22m
5:27AM0.41m
5:53PM0.33m
6:07AM0.39m
6:56PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
15
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
19
19
18
18
16
14
12
10
13
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
13
11
11
13
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
17
16
16
17
15
10
8
7
11
13
12
14
12
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