Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 9 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is

19.9° C

Crescent Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 5PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	8s
Evening (18 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18						Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	490	603	488	521	787	1595	1769	1578	1466	1437	1381	1881	1587	1824	1300	1208	1098	976	884	784	708	625
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SE	SSE	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide			10:34AM1.29m				11:35PM1.73m				11:22AM1.32m				00:20AM1.53m				12:16PM1.34m
Low Tide	5:12AM0.43m				4:45PM0.02m				5:50AM0.48m				5:39PM0.15m				6:27AM0.51m				6:38PM0.31m


	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	17	18	18	17	17	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	17	17	15
Feels °C	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	12	13	13	13	15	14	14	16	16	15	15	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	310	430	488	521	787	1595	1769	1578	1466	1437	1381	1881	1587	1424	1300	1208	1098	976	884	784	708	625
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 20	SSE 20	SSE 20	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	S 7	SSE 17	SSE 16	SE 16	SE 14	SE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12
kJ	12	44	44	42	41	40	37	121	121	131	88	59	53	62	48	44	66	62	85	82	82	81
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	—	SSE 11	S 12	—	—	—	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	S 17	S 17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16
kJ	13	—	13	11	—	—	—	36	34	31	30	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	—	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	490	603	139	52	104	73	176	150	127	127	183	307	—	1824	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	4	4	3
Distance (km)	52	62	391	320	403	403	320	313	320	320	320	223	267	52	17	14	14	14	14	17	17	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Scotts Head	Scotts Head												Tuncurry-North Wall	Boomerang Beach (South)	Boomerang Beach (South)	Tuncurry-North Wall	Tuncurry-North Wall	Trapdoors	Trapdoors	Scotts Head	Back Bommie
Rating (10 max)	3	2												4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Hanson Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Easter Reef VIC - Far West	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cyclops WA - Far South
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	6	5	6	6

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