Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 9 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.8° 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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 5PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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)
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
12
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.2
SE
11
2.2
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3145
2749
2310
2301
2296
2245
2287
2241
2521
2830
3473
3907
3907
3488
3262
2843
2603
1687
1514
1704
1454
1270
1191
1060
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:57AM1.29m
00:43AM1.42m
12:56PM1.34m
1:30AM1.33m
2:02PM1.41m
2:24AM1.24m
Low Tide
6:12AM0.52m
6:12PM0.31m
6:53AM0.48m
7:13PM0.39m
7:40AM0.43m
8:25PM0.45m
light rain
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rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
15
13
14
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
17
16
14
14
13
Feels °C
10
9
10
11
11
13
13
11
9
10
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
13
12
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
12
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.2
SE
11
2.2
SE
11
Energy kJ
1151
1177
1127
1280
1280
1312
1391
1359
1547
1750
2164
2472
2515
2472
2275
2032
1864
1687
1514
1491
1454
1270
1080
1060
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
1.3
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.1
S
23
Energy kJ
18
17
17
16
15
14
69
313
222
8
7
400
190
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
12
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
3145
2749
2310
2301
2296
2245
2287
2241
2521
2830
3473
3907
3907
3488
3262
2843
2603
1704
1319
878
1191
981
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
340
515
617
443
17
17
17
14
14
14
99
320
17
17
17
0
0
0
0
17
14
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
6
4
5
8
7
7
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
4
8
8
5
5
8
5
5
5
8
7
7
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
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