Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 09 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 (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 10PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.7
NE
8
3
NNE
8
3.5
NNE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
129
123
123
222
362
1236
1410
392
262
197
154
129
116
79
92
80
80
62
65
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
5
NNW
15
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
25
N
35
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
5
NW
15
WNW
10
S
15
ESE
10
NNE
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:22PM1.81m
5:25AM1.03m
6:22PM1.92m
6:22AM1.10m
7:17PM2.01m
Low Tide
00:15AM0.43m
11:15AM0.15m
1:09AM0.37m
12:15PM0.04m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
20
17
17
17
17
17
20
14
18
17
16
14
14
15
19
22
19
18
14
Feels °C
17
17
16
15
12
10
11
15
7
12
11
12
10
12
13
15
19
16
16
11
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