Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.2° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.9
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
7
1.4
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.3
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
10
15
15
16
17
17
17
57
252
362
233
1010
1395
1628
1386
1017
787
454
347
408
468
161
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:28AM1.12m
8:19PM2.10m
8:17AM1.16m
9:11PM2.10m
9:02AM1.20m
Low Tide
2:11AM0.28m
1:18PM-0.01m
3:01AM0.28m
2:10PM-0.07m
3:48AM0.32m
3:02PM-0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
12
17
16
16
15
14
13
12
14
17
16
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
9
8
7
9
14
13
14
12
10
10
8
9
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
10
12
11
12
12
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