Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 3 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
21.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (18 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 7PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)--
Afternoon (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1
E
11
1.1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
1.6
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
286
308
233
260
194
194
158
158
158
182
161
121
114
112
112
114
85
85
85
83
82
82
82
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
5
ENE
15
E
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
glassy
High Tide
11:11PM1.98m
11:01AM1.12m
00:07AM1.84m
11:53AM1.15m
1:01AM1.68m
Low Tide
5:52AM0.42m
5:02PM0.05m
6:41AM0.50m
6:01PM0.14m
7:28AM0.55m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
16
16
15
15
17
22
21
20
19
19
19
18
17
21
18
18
17
16
15
15
16
Feels °C
16
15
16
14
14
12
12
14
20
19
18
18
17
16
16
15
20
16
17
16
15
13
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1
E
11
1.1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
Energy kJ
222
286
308
233
260
194
194
158
158
158
149
149
114
114
112
112
114
85
85
85
83
82
82
82
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.6
NE
5
0.3
SSE
9
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
Energy kJ
18
16
16
18
15
22
24
14
18
33
47
39
38
24
34
27
20
14
14
9
5
5
28
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
Energy kJ
3
3
3
15
14
7
6
6
12
13
13
13
12
23
8
9
21
20
18
17
16
29
5
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
Energy kJ
16
46
77
77
74
71
56
80
127
182
161
121
1
2
5
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
33
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
46
0
0
0
14
0
0
0
98
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
2
2
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
5
3
1
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
9
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