Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.0°C
0.1° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 6PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (04 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (04 Oct)10ft (3.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
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)
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
3
NE
7
2.5
NE
7
2.4
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
481
460
257
372
830
748
640
565
306
358
358
305
305
293
237
197
177
146
294
351
203
158
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
5
W
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:42PM1.68m
3:46AM0.94m
4:58PM1.70m
4:59AM1.03m
6:02PM1.73m
Low Tide
8:14AM0.32m
10:48PM0.55m
9:38AM0.30m
11:51PM0.52m
10:56AM0.23m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
22
23
21
19
19
18
16
17
19
19
22
20
20
20
18
18
25
22
22
21
20
Feels °C
15
20
20
19
16
17
17
17
17
19
20
21
20
20
20
17
16
25
21
22
21
21
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