Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.9° C
0.4° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 12AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (24 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
0
0
2
2
0
2
4
3
3
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
S
6
1.8
SSW
7
1.7
S
8
1.4
SSW
8
2
S
10
2
S
10
1.5
SSE
9
1
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
72
72
55
355
329
226
761
818
367
314
1187
1003
734
550
416
394
308
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
S
15
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
E
5
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
3:31AM0.94m
4:39PM1.51m
4:31AM0.91m
5:36PM1.59m
Low Tide
10:28PM0.62m
9:19AM0.46m
11:42PM0.61m
10:15AM0.41m
cloud
part cloud
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>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
13
11
10
13
16
15
14
12
11
10
9
11
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
16
13
8
5
5
8
10
10
10
9
7
6
5
8
13
12
12
10
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