Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.4° C
0.0° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 1AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (15 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (15 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
7
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.2
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
305
313
264
251
246
218
225
233
269
284
362
341
223
156
219
186
160
191
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:36PM1.89m
9:22AM1.42m
10:17PM1.74m
10:05AM1.47m
Low Tide
3:50AM0.38m
3:37PM-0.05m
4:23AM0.41m
4:25PM0.07m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
2
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
16
18
18
16
16
14
13
14
15
15
15
16
16
Feels °C
14
14
13
13
12
12
14
14
13
13
11
10
11
12
13
12
14
13
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