Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.9° C
0.1° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 4PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
1
0
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
11
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
910
904
809
793
687
673
627
577
531
602
651
690
627
530
425
408
300
263
361
387
433
425
347
267
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:12PM1.51m
3:27AM1.17m
4:22PM1.64m
4:33AM1.12m
5:28PM1.78m
Low Tide
8:32AM0.38m
9:44PM0.47m
9:29AM0.32m
11:03PM0.44m
10:28AM0.25m
00:14AM0.38m
light rain
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:46
6:46
6:46
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4:59
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
15
16
17
16
14
13
12
12
13
16
16
16
14
13
12
12
14
17
17
16
14
13
12
Feels °C
11
12
12
14
13
11
10
9
10
11
14
14
14
13
11
10
10
13
14
14
14
12
10
9
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