Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 26 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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 12AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
1.7
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.8
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
0.9
SE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
219
219
232
279
276
291
382
528
301
287
243
208
205
467
419
352
327
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NE
15
E
15
E
5
ESE
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:25PM1.72m
7:03AM1.23m
8:00PM1.73m
7:40AM1.34m
8:34PM1.72m
Low Tide
1:45AM0.50m
1:12PM0.08m
2:13AM0.46m
1:53PM0.03m
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
15
16
16
15
16
18
17
16
15
15
14
14
16
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
15
13
14
14
13
13
15
13
14
13
14
13
13
15
14
15
17
15
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