Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
21.7°C
1.1° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 2AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (23 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (23 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
2
2
4
3
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2.5
NE
7
2.5
NE
7
2.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
294
266
233
218
211
277
285
382
472
842
843
692
523
477
464
685
761
657
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:26PM1.48m
6:21AM1.35m
7:05PM1.50m
7:06AM1.51m
7:43PM1.49m
Low Tide
00:34AM0.50m
12:38PM0.22m
1:07AM0.41m
1:27PM0.16m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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8
19
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Temp °C
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
23
23
22
21
21
Feels °C
18
18
18
17
16
19
19
19
18
17
18
19
19
22
21
20
20
20
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