Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.7°C
1.0° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 2PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (11 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (11 Sep)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
10
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1241
500
454
411
338
302
302
241
241
211
216
170
145
148
99
132
162
135
112
132
70
71
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:35AM1.42m
8:27PM1.80m
8:16AM1.52m
9:04PM1.67m
8:57AM1.59m
9:39PM1.52m
Low Tide
1:48PM-0.07m
2:34AM0.36m
2:34PM-0.04m
3:03AM0.36m
3:20PM0.05m
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
14
16
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
18
17
17
17
17
16
15
18
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
11
13
16
15
16
15
14
14
15
16
17
15
15
16
16
16
15
17
15
15
14
15
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