Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.4° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 11PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)--
Afternoon (13 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
1
1
0
3
4
3
2
3
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.8
S
9
2
S
10
1.9
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.4
SSE
7
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.6
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
424
341
283
526
710
619
249
445
354
346
320
320
266
217
196
214
238
277
225
299
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:53PM2.00m
8:39AM1.35m
9:36PM1.89m
9:22AM1.42m
Low Tide
3:15AM0.35m
2:49PM-0.11m
3:50AM0.38m
3:37PM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
17
16
14
14
13
13
16
17
16
16
15
16
15
15
17
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
14
12
12
11
11
10
10
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
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