Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.8° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 4PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (04 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
5
0.4
SE
10
0.7
S
7
0.6
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
1.5
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.6
S
5
0.8
S
6
1
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.5
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
27
49
99
263
176
110
76
51
50
46
78
136
119
115
26
27
19
43
108
338
218
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
S
10
ESE
15
E
5
NE
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
N
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
SSW
5
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
off
High Tide
1:27PM1.61m
1:29AM0.98m
2:49PM1.64m
2:52AM0.94m
4:08PM1.71m
Low Tide
6:20AM0.33m
8:20PM0.56m
7:26AM0.34m
9:53PM0.56m
8:44AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
16
19
19
19
19
17
16
15
15
21
25
22
21
21
21
21
19
24
24
21
19
16
Feels °C
14
18
17
17
19
17
16
14
13
17
21
19
20
19
19
19
18
22
19
16
16
14
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