Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.9° 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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 2PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (15 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (15 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
6
1.3
S
7
1.5
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.2
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
172
162
226
709
1009
1138
997
847
821
725
694
597
559
557
544
492
485
289
371
294
310
492
549
638
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:17AM1.16m
9:11PM2.10m
9:02AM1.20m
10:01PM2.03m
9:48AM1.25m
10:49PM1.90m
Low Tide
2:10PM-0.07m
3:48AM0.32m
3:02PM-0.09m
4:31AM0.37m
3:53PM-0.06m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:02
5:04
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
12
13
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
15
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
16
15
15
Feels °C
8
8
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
11
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
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