Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.7°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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 5PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (06 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
1
1
0
0
3
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
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)
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
E
10
1
S
6
1.9
S
7
3
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
9
2.5
S
11
1.7
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
9
1.5
S
9
1.6
SSE
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
9
1.8
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
18
73
376
913
671
752
1498
596
399
294
237
234
234
212
351
326
805
1216
1137
932
535
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
30
SSE
35
S
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
0
S
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:08PM1.71m
4:11AM0.97m
5:16PM1.79m
5:15AM1.06m
6:13PM1.87m
Low Tide
8:44AM0.32m
11:08PM0.51m
10:02AM0.24m
00:05AM0.46m
11:10AM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:35
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
25
22
19
18
16
15
15
15
19
19
18
18
18
16
15
14
18
18
18
17
15
Feels °C
18
20
15
12
13
13
13
13
13
17
16
15
17
18
15
12
11
13
13
14
14
13
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