Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.1°C
0.7° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 6PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
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)
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.8
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
142
138
110
110
196
206
198
240
261
249
331
515
281
243
243
208
197
483
435
359
346
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
E
15
E
5
ESE
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:26AM1.12m
7:25PM1.72m
7:03AM1.23m
8:00PM1.73m
7:40AM1.34m
8:34PM1.72m
Low Tide
12:29PM0.16m
1:45AM0.50m
1:12PM0.08m
2:13AM0.46m
1:53PM0.03m
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
21
19
17
15
16
16
15
17
18
17
16
15
15
14
14
16
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
18
18
20
16
15
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
13
15
14
15
17
15
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