Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 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 (19 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 10PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
2 PM
5 PM
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
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
51
127
159
155
149
153
159
121
145
220
270
292
177
177
181
190
336
402
429
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:51PM1.44m
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
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
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Temp °C
18
18
16
16
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15
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20
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19
18
Feels °C
16
17
15
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15
15
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18
18
18
18
16
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19
19
19
19
17
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