Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.9° C
0.4° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 10AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (24 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0
0
2
2
1
2
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
S
6
1.9
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
8
1.5
S
7
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
53
383
375
251
687
710
352
410
593
1068
745
560
477
394
322
237
256
275
313
392
379
394
333
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
E
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:31AM0.94m
4:39PM1.51m
4:31AM0.91m
5:36PM1.59m
5:26AM0.92m
6:26PM1.66m
Low Tide
10:28PM0.62m
9:19AM0.46m
11:42PM0.61m
10:15AM0.41m
00:36AM0.58m
11:09AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
14
11
10
13
16
15
14
12
12
10
10
12
16
15
14
13
13
12
11
14
16
16
16
14
Feels °C
10
6
5
8
10
10
10
9
9
6
6
9
13
12
12
10
10
8
7
12
13
13
15
12
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