Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 13 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 (13 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)--
Afternoon (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.9
S
7
1.5
S
7
2.4
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
8
2.3
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
33
22
20
12
11
10
9
14
15
16
16
15
12
212
326
251
653
893
1275
1153
876
585
553
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
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
7:25PM2.04m
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<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>
5:00
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
13
12
11
11
13
17
16
16
16
14
13
12
14
17
17
15
13
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
13
13
13
11
9
7
8
10
14
13
14
13
11
9
8
10
12
11
10
9
10
8
9
8
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