Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 11PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
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)
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
E
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
394
318
269
232
190
151
120
143
117
111
96
120
104
82
72
69
54
66
97
123
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:43AM1.03m
1:44PM1.45m
1:30AM0.92m
2:59PM1.46m
Low Tide
7:17PM0.56m
6:35AM0.46m
8:41PM0.66m
7:25AM0.47m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
14
15
14
16
18
18
17
17
15
14
14
17
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
16
15
15
16
13
14
12
14
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
15
17
16
16
16
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