Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.9°C
0.5° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 3PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (24 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
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)
0.7
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
2.2
NNE
7
2.2
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
161
102
121
80
87
103
78
119
116
53
95
431
412
155
142
131
108
99
79
81
67
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
5
S
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
SSW
15
S
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:57AM0.92m
6:04PM1.62m
5:45AM1.01m
6:47PM1.68m
6:26AM1.12m
7:25PM1.72m
Low Tide
10:48AM0.35m
00:48AM0.58m
11:42AM0.25m
1:18AM0.54m
12:29PM0.16m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
2
4
1
1
Temp °C
16
18
19
19
18
18
17
16
15
19
21
20
20
19
17
16
17
18
21
18
18
15
Feels °C
15
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
16
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
18
20
15
16
12
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