Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
21.0°C
1.1° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 6AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
565
505
449
243
256
201
206
147
150
123
101
102
94
55
51
51
55
42
57
39
71
105
142
193
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
W
0
SSE
15
E
10
ESE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:48PM0.95m
1:06PM1.49m
00:36AM0.88m
2:22PM1.46m
1:51AM0.85m
3:38PM1.46m
Low Tide
5:41AM0.41m
8:14PM0.70m
6:36AM0.45m
9:44PM0.72m
7:52AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
17
18
18
17
17
16
17
17
23
22
21
20
20
19
18
19
22
22
22
20
19
Feels °C
12
12
12
15
15
15
15
15
13
14
14
21
17
18
17
17
16
15
16
19
18
18
19
18
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