Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.2°C
0.1° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 12PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (03 Oct)7ft (2.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
2.1
NE
6
2.2
NNE
7
2.3
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.4
NE
7
2.5
NE
7
2.5
NE
7
2.4
NE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
2.1
NE
7
1.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
293
231
188
223
120
287
368
431
479
374
460
485
480
571
641
623
621
311
419
416
612
546
432
333
Wind (km/h)
25
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
5
NW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
ESE
20
ENE
5
SE
5
S
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:10AM0.99m
1:22PM1.69m
1:23AM0.93m
2:42PM1.68m
2:46AM0.94m
3:58PM1.70m
Low Tide
6:01AM0.29m
8:27PM0.55m
7:14AM0.32m
9:48PM0.55m
8:38AM0.30m
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Temp °C
17
16
16
19
20
19
19
19
18
17
17
22
25
21
20
19
17
16
16
20
20
21
20
19
Feels °C
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
16
15
14
15
20
20
20
19
19
19
16
16
20
19
22
21
20
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