Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 20 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 (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 7PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
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
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
0.6
NE
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
114
110
133
118
95
41
32
54
64
67
72
27
24
24
24
23
24
21
15
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NE
5
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:44PM1.45m
1:30AM0.92m
2:59PM1.46m
2:37AM0.86m
4:12PM1.50m
Low Tide
8:41PM0.66m
7:25AM0.47m
10:15PM0.69m
8:30AM0.46m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
15
15
15
17
21
19
19
18
17
15
15
16
17
18
18
17
Feels °C
15
15
15
13
13
13
12
15
18
18
19
18
17
14
14
16
16
17
17
16
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