Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.4° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 1PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
3
2
3
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
2
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)
1.5
S
7
1.8
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.8
S
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.9
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.3
S
8
1
SSE
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
S
9
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
238
367
424
337
320
515
359
632
249
455
363
311
313
176
146
219
107
227
226
355
218
261
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:56AM1.27m
8:53PM2.00m
8:39AM1.35m
9:36PM1.89m
9:22AM1.42m
Low Tide
2:00PM-0.11m
3:15AM0.35m
2:49PM-0.11m
3:50AM0.38m
3:37PM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
16
19
17
16
14
14
13
13
15
17
16
16
14
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
15
Feels °C
10
11
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
12
14
13
14
12
13
13
12
13
14
13
13
12
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