Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.4° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 5PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
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)
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.1
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
1.3
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
75
54
69
34
35
35
24
24
24
23
23
23
21
16
17
17
30
55
105
98
103
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
5
NNE
0
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NE
5
NNE
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:59PM1.46m
2:37AM0.86m
4:12PM1.50m
3:54AM0.86m
5:14PM1.56m
Low Tide
7:25AM0.47m
10:15PM0.69m
8:30AM0.46m
11:28PM0.66m
9:43AM0.42m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
19
21
19
18
17
16
15
16
16
17
20
18
18
17
15
14
17
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
12
16
17
19
18
17
15
14
16
16
16
18
18
18
16
13
12
15
16
16
16
15
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