Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 9 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is

20.0°C

Crescent Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 3PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	15s
Evening (30 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 30						Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	SSE 12	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	181	171	158	148	142	138	93	70	62	77	54	64	95	283	223	173	145	190	47	120	380	394
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide			10:10AM1.79m				10:26PM1.22m				11:04AM1.77m				11:13PM1.09m				12:07PM1.73m
Low Tide					4:44PM0.28m				4:16AM0.23m				5:46PM0.39m				5:03AM0.25m					7:01PM0.50m


	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	18	19	19	18	17	15	14	14	19	21	20	18	18	17	16	15	20	21	20	18	18
Feels °C	12	15	15	16	15	14	12	12	12	16	17	17	15	14	14	13	13	17	18	17	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 15	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 11	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	SSE 10	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	90	88	65	65	142	46	32	20	20	25	54	53	31	98	37	33	32	33	27	9	144	149
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 9	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 12	ENE 7	—	—	SE 11	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 10	S 14	SSE 9	SE 9
kJ	181	171	158	148	43	138	78	30	31	39	15	—	—	30	48	26	25	28	9	4	9	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 13	SE 13	SSE 9	S 19	—	—	—	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	—	—	—	—
kJ	49	35	32	32	16	30	30	70	43	15	7	—	—	—	29	22	9	9	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 8	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	—	64	3	16	20	125	93	70	62	77	30	64	95	283	223	173	145	190	47	120	380	394
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	76	290	290	76	76	66	46	0	76	304	435	76	76	76	110	46	197	409	266	194	62
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Rating (10 max)	3	3			2	2	2	2	2	1			1	1	1	1	1					2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	6	6	5	5	3	2	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6

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