Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.6°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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (10 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (10 Sep)8ft (2.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
11
2.3
S
11
1.8
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1385
1592
1790
1854
1664
1330
1014
963
1197
1185
497
512
465
411
346
302
280
241
241
211
170
170
148
148
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:52AM1.30m
7:47PM1.87m
7:35AM1.42m
8:27PM1.80m
8:16AM1.52m
9:04PM1.67m
Low Tide
1:28AM0.38m
1:00PM-0.05m
2:02AM0.37m
1:48PM-0.07m
2:34AM0.36m
2:34PM-0.04m
light rain
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
16
18
17
17
15
14
13
14
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
16
17
18
18
17
Feels °C
10
10
10
12
13
12
13
11
11
10
11
13
14
15
17
16
14
14
13
16
17
16
17
17
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