Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.1° C
0.7° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 3AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.5
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.8
S
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
1.6
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
7
1.7
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
81
254
180
133
101
99
157
120
106
78
197
293
329
381
332
295
327
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
SW
15
SE
5
SW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:17PM2.01m
7:11AM1.18m
8:07PM2.03m
7:56AM1.27m
8:53PM2.00m
Low Tide
1:55AM0.34m
1:09PM-0.05m
2:37AM0.33m
2:00PM-0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
14
12
12
12
17
21
19
17
15
13
13
13
17
19
17
16
14
Feels °C
16
11
9
9
9
14
18
15
15
12
9
10
10
13
13
12
12
12
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