Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.3° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 1PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
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)
1.5
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
0.9
SE
14
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
377
424
424
387
378
330
300
287
287
331
304
296
286
672
528
475
399
290
279
211
162
141
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:19AM1.33m
10:13PM1.66m
9:59AM1.38m
10:47PM1.57m
10:43AM1.42m
Low Tide
3:33PM0.07m
4:21AM0.46m
4:15PM0.13m
4:52AM0.43m
5:01PM0.22m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
13
15
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
10
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
14
13
14
14
13
12
11
13
16
15
15
15
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