Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.2° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 11PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)--
Afternoon (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (27 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
1.1
NE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
213
186
127
121
94
72
70
46
43
55
41
55
75
91
67
65
87
145
328
263
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
S
20
ESE
15
NE
10
NNE
0
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:41PM1.32m
10:09AM1.94m
10:25PM1.22m
11:01AM1.95m
Low Tide
3:29AM0.13m
4:48PM0.21m
4:11AM0.13m
5:46PM0.29m
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cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
22
21
21
20
19
17
16
16
20
20
20
19
18
Feels °C
17
17
18
17
18
17
15
19
17
18
18
19
16
14
15
19
17
18
19
18
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