Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 9 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is

20.2°C

Crescent Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (01 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 5PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s
Afternoon (01 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (01 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 1						Friday 2								Saturday 3
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 5	SE 12	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	61	61	35	61	238	283	223	154	127	131	73	116	357	330	293	303	286	245	239	109	219	231
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide			11:04AM1.77m				11:13PM1.09m				12:07PM1.73m				00:10AM0.99m					1:22PM1.69m
Low Tide	4:16AM0.23m				5:46PM0.39m				5:03AM0.25m					7:01PM0.50m			6:01AM0.29m					8:27PM0.55m


	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	20	21	19	18	18	17	16	15	20	21	20	19	18	18	17	17	19	20	20	19	19
Feels °C	12	17	17	16	15	14	14	14	13	17	18	17	16	14	15	14	15	16	18	18	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	ENE 5	SSE 9	SE 12	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SSE 10	SSE 10	NE 6	NE 7	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 18	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	13	19	15	34	83	62	37	28	45	43	9	9	123	127	108	116	120	123	116	6	109	106
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 12	SSE 8	SE 11	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 7	S 14	S 14	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SE 18	SE 17
kJ	30	20	35	14	31	35	48	35	12	10	4	4	9	3	3	3	3	2	2	7	12	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	SE 12	ENE 8	—	—	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 9	SSE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	—	S 10	S 10
kJ	19	38	12	—	—	30	29	22	9	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	61	61	34	61	238	283	223	154	127	131	73	116	357	330	293	303	286	245	239	109	219	231
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Crescent Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Aussie pipe NSW - South Coast	Cudmirrah Reef NSW - South Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Bonny Hills NSW - Port Macquarie	Bonny Hills NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Cronulla Point NSW - Sydney South Coast	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Diamond Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Diamond Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Voodoo NSW - Sydney South Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	76	493	498	76	76	76	46	46	76	362	268	197	197	155	62	62	118	99	155	197	359
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Diamond Head	Yacaaba Head-Boulders			Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads	Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Diamond Head	Back Bommie	Nambucca Heads					Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Blueys Beach	Blueys Beach	Yacaaba Head-Boulders
Rating (10 max)	2	2			1	1	2	2	2	1					2	3	2	3	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Easter Reef VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	7	6	6	5	5	3	1	1	6	5	5	5	5	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	7	5	5	7	6	5	4

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