Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 3 am 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 11AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (29 Jun)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (29 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.9
NE
5
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
1.1
NE
5
0.6
ESE
8
1.6
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
262
222
196
171
171
162
154
133
96
96
77
73
61
51
38
39
38
33
68
61
58
51
37
154
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:17AM1.00m
8:06PM1.78m
7:54AM1.03m
8:47PM1.79m
8:30AM1.07m
9:27PM1.78m
Low Tide
2:13AM0.48m
1:02PM0.24m
2:50AM0.48m
1:44PM0.19m
3:26AM0.49m
2:25PM0.16m
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:55
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
19
18
18
17
15
15
14
16
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
15
14
14
15
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
15
15
15
13
14
13
15
17
17
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
NE
6
Energy kJ
262
222
196
171
171
162
154
133
96
96
77
73
61
51
38
39
38
31
68
61
58
40
37
38
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
SE
18
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.2
E
11
0.5
SE
7
Energy kJ
7
34
13
7
7
7
13
20
19
19
29
29
33
19
7
7
12
13
14
10
9
11
10
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
E
11
0.1
S
12
0.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
3
7
6
6
3
3
12
12
30
30
30
29
13
33
29
28
27
1
1
1
10
3
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
1.6
NNE
6
Energy kJ
10
10
11
18
20
24
33
28
18
22
51
32
154
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
62
62
0
0
0
0
15
76
190
62
46
0
0
0
15
76
290
76
76
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
6
9
6
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
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