Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 1AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
3
2
3
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
S
9
1.3
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
7
1.7
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
8
2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
81
268
189
293
329
371
358
330
459
695
606
243
373
265
252
253
273
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:07PM2.03m
7:56AM1.27m
8:53PM2.00m
8:39AM1.35m
9:36PM1.89m
Low Tide
2:37AM0.33m
2:00PM-0.11m
3:15AM0.35m
2:49PM-0.11m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
13
13
16
18
17
16
14
14
13
13
16
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
13
12
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
14
14
14
14
14
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