Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 3 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is

19.9° C

Crescent Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 6AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	10s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	10s
Evening (19 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19								Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	2873	2161	1881	1730	1730	1730	1595	1654	1611	1538	1412	1130	1009	900	800	710	625	557	494	426	431	369	313	251
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SW	WSW	WSW	W	NNE	NE	NNE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide	11:35PM1.73m				11:22AM1.32m				00:20AM1.53m				12:16PM1.34m					1:03AM1.34m				1:15PM1.37m
Low Tide			5:50AM0.48m				5:39PM0.15m				6:27AM0.51m				6:38PM0.31m					7:04AM0.52m				7:45PM0.46m


	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	17	18	17	17	17	18	17	17	17	17	17	18	17	15	15	14	15	16	17	17	16
Feels °C	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	14	14	13	14	15	16	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9
kJ	2164	2161	1881	1730	1730	1730	1595	1654	1611	1538	1412	1130	1009	900	800	710	625	557	494	426	431	369	313	251
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SE 16	SSE 14	SE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	37	36	34	31	30	59	53	62	37	44	66	62	85	82	82	81	78	71	68	66	65	37	15	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 25	S 24	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 17	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 16	SE 16	SSE 11	SSE 11
kJ	—	12	11	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	20	18	18	19	9	11	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 7	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2873	181	192	192	153	144	84	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	403	316	313	335	335	320	320	320	99	99	52	17	14	14	14	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	62
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Rating (10 max)									4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	5	5	5	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4

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