Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
21.3°C
1.5° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (15 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
1.6
S
6
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
154
115
80
69
74
97
160
136
45
31
200
849
1461
1884
2221
2839
2856
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
20
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:11PM1.35m
10:22AM1.63m
10:42PM1.19m
11:09AM1.60m
Low Tide
4:00AM0.35m
4:55PM0.33m
4:28AM0.36m
5:48PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
16
15
15
22
23
21
20
18
17
15
13
16
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
15
15
14
13
13
20
19
19
20
16
12
11
9
10
9
7
7
7
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