Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 9 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
21.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 12AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (19 Jun)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
1.5
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
308
191
260
194
194
198
158
158
161
175
114
114
112
112
85
85
85
85
83
82
82
82
82
80
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
0
W
15
E
10
SE
5
S
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
SW
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:11PM1.98m
11:01AM1.12m
00:07AM1.84m
11:53AM1.15m
1:01AM1.68m
12:51PM1.19m
Low Tide
5:52AM0.42m
5:02PM0.05m
6:41AM0.50m
6:01PM0.14m
7:28AM0.55m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
15
17
21
21
20
19
19
19
18
18
21
20
18
17
15
15
14
15
17
17
Feels °C
15
14
13
12
12
14
19
19
18
17
17
18
17
17
20
18
16
16
14
13
13
14
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
NE
6
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
308
191
260
194
194
198
158
158
149
40
114
114
112
112
85
85
85
85
83
82
82
82
82
80
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
9
0.6
NE
6
0.3
SSE
9
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
E
11
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
Energy kJ
16
20
15
16
23
12
24
33
39
114
39
26
27
20
14
13
9
5
5
7
7
7
24
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
3
15
14
7
6
6
12
13
13
13
12
8
11
10
21
20
6
16
16
15
28
26
2
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
0.3
WSW
3
0.6
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
5
Energy kJ
80
74
66
66
91
136
161
175
1
26
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
46
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
52
14
14
0
0
0
0
17
114
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
5
1
4
3
1
3
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
5
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
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