Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.9°C
0.0° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 3AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (29 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (29 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
7
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
107
89
109
106
82
91
337
444
219
201
289
196
227
177
178
146
136
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
glassy
glassy
off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:25PM1.22m
11:01AM1.95m
11:11PM1.11m
11:58AM1.91m
Low Tide
4:11AM0.13m
5:46PM0.29m
4:57AM0.15m
6:50PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
20
19
16
15
15
19
19
19
19
17
16
15
15
19
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
18
16
14
13
13
16
16
16
18
16
16
15
14
18
17
18
18
17
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