Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 23 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) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 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 NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 2AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)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 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.8
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
1.1
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
2.2
NE
6
2.2
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
78
104
90
107
150
102
121
80
83
99
75
119
116
75
124
396
434
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:14PM1.56m
4:57AM0.92m
6:04PM1.62m
5:45AM1.01m
6:47PM1.68m
Low Tide
00:14AM0.62m
10:48AM0.35m
00:48AM0.58m
11:42AM0.25m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
16
16
18
19
19
18
18
17
15
15
19
21
20
20
19
Feels °C
16
16
17
16
16
18
17
17
16
16
15
13
14
16
17
17
17
17
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