Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 9 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
21.2° 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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 1AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
209
205
205
201
197
193
197
197
197
205
209
214
255
265
302
379
328
260
194
194
198
158
158
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:21PM2.12m
9:23AM1.11m
10:16PM2.08m
10:11AM1.11m
11:11PM1.98m
11:01AM1.12m
Low Tide
4:08AM0.27m
3:12PM-0.02m
5:01AM0.34m
4:06PM-0.00m
5:52AM0.42m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
16
16
19
18
19
18
16
15
15
16
18
19
18
16
16
15
15
17
21
20
Feels °C
17
17
16
15
15
15
17
16
18
17
15
14
14
15
15
17
16
15
15
13
12
14
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
Energy kJ
245
209
205
205
201
197
193
197
197
197
205
209
214
255
265
302
379
328
260
194
194
198
158
158
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
Energy kJ
26
19
19
20
14
50
47
47
46
44
39
33
32
18
18
16
15
15
15
29
23
24
25
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
8
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
11
Energy kJ
20
42
37
36
46
14
13
14
6
6
6
6
6
1
3
3
3
3
7
6
6
5
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1.3
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
Energy kJ
1
8
14
13
10
10
13
25
80
117
95
93
88
91
87
80
94
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
33
0
0
0
0
0
33
33
15
0
0
0
0
15
76
76
46
0
0
0
0
0
0
46
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
3
4
2
4
3
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
9
7
9
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
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