Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.7° C
0.2° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 5AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
0
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
1.2
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
7
0.9
SSE
12
2
S
11
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
18
17
15
11
8
13
13
12
12
103
47
194
157
215
924
792
687
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
SE
10
ESE
0
NW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:50PM1.76m
7:31AM1.11m
8:28PM1.78m
8:06AM1.18m
9:05PM1.77m
Low Tide
2:24AM0.50m
1:30PM0.13m
2:54AM0.49m
2:12PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
15
14
13
16
20
17
17
14
12
10
9
12
15
15
15
13
Feels °C
16
14
12
11
10
13
17
14
16
11
7
5
4
8
11
11
12
10
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