Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 9 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 3PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (02 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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)
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
0.8
S
8
0.5
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
372
362
286
294
310
67
45
37
21
47
47
47
47
46
46
161
226
207
78
85
273
198
147
138
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:05AM1.12m
10:06PM1.73m
9:42AM1.16m
10:44PM1.67m
10:21AM1.21m
11:22PM1.60m
Low Tide
3:07PM0.14m
4:31AM0.53m
3:49PM0.14m
5:03AM0.55m
4:33PM0.17m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
6:47
6:47
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4:55
4:57
4:57
4:57
 mm
Temp °C
16
20
24
23
21
19
17
17
17
20
23
22
19
16
14
12
11
12
15
15
15
13
13
11
Feels °C
15
19
22
21
19
17
15
15
15
18
20
18
16
14
11
10
8
9
12
12
12
10
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
S
7
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
Energy kJ
91
94
100
100
71
67
45
37
21
47
47
47
47
46
46
46
97
99
78
64
273
198
147
138
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ENE
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
SSW
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
SSE
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
32
18
38
37
34
33
19
18
17
8
10
8
8
17
14
34
20
19
54
85
100
87
56
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.4
NE
7
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
Energy kJ
13
11
2
2
2
2
2
2
17
2
2
12
12
12
7
7
34
31
12
50
11
12
13
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.1
SW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
0.5
SW
3
Energy kJ
372
362
286
294
310
2
2
2
77
161
226
207
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
14
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
9
4
4
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
3
3
1
4
5
4
5
4
5
3
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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