Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 08 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 5AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.9
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.9
NE
8
3.5
NNE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
108
160
169
165
162
132
129
212
249
383
176
456
1447
383
235
193
154
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
35
N
25
N
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:12PM1.68m
4:18AM1.00m
5:22PM1.81m
5:25AM1.03m
6:22PM1.92m
Low Tide
11:07PM0.50m
10:09AM0.25m
00:15AM0.43m
11:15AM0.15m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
14
13
12
11
15
20
19
19
18
17
17
17
19
14
17
16
15
Feels °C
15
12
11
11
9
12
17
16
16
14
12
10
11
14
8
12
11
10
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