Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 10 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is

21.1°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 (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (26 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed night).
	Monday 26						Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	273	217	184	117	104	96	252	284	318	286	227	176	137	122	92	72	66	46	43	57	55	55
Wind (km/h)	WNW	SE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE	E	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	WNW	WSW	SSE	ESE	E	N	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-on	on	on	cross	cross-off
High Tide		8:35AM1.78m				9:00PM1.40m				9:21AM1.88m				9:41PM1.32m				10:09AM1.94m				10:25PM1.22m
Low Tide				3:04PM0.12m				2:51AM0.17m				3:54PM0.15m				3:29AM0.13m				4:48PM0.21m


	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—
mm	—	—	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	24	20	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	18	19	19	18	17	17	17	22	20	21	20	18
Feels °C	22	24	17	15	17	17	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	17	17	17	16	19	17	20	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	273	217	184	117	104	96	153	284	318	286	227	176	137	122	92	72	66	46	43	57	55	55
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	NE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	5	5	5	4	95	35	31	31	33	21	35	35	34	47	29	40	42	31	28	32	21	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 15	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	E 13	E 4	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	NNE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	4	31	30	28	14	12	12	8	4	3	9	4	2	4	4	4	2	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 3	S 6	—	—	SSE 7	—	—	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	NE 4	—	NNW 4	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	4	77	—	—	252	—	—	—	—	—	84	82	22	—	12	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	52	199	118	17	14	14	14	17	99	76	76	33	46	0	0	0	17	76	290	15	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	2		1	1	1	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1		1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	3	4	3	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	1	2	3	3	1	1	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	6	7	7	5	6	6

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