Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.9° 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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 1PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
220
148
128
96
73
54
45
30
29
29
32
32
20
13
12
11
4
5
10
9
4
6
13
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
ESE
10
E
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:37AM1.09m
6:28PM1.92m
6:35AM1.10m
7:25PM2.04m
7:28AM1.12m
8:19PM2.10m
Low Tide
11:27AM0.17m
1:16AM0.32m
12:23PM0.08m
2:11AM0.28m
1:18PM-0.01m
3:01AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:01
5:01
 mm
Temp °C
12
18
20
20
16
14
12
11
10
12
16
16
15
14
12
11
11
13
16
16
16
16
15
13
Feels °C
8
14
15
16
14
12
10
8
7
10
13
13
14
13
9
8
8
11
14
13
14
13
11
10
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