Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 9 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 2AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (05 Jul)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (05 Jul)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
2
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
1.4
S
9
1.8
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
303
209
173
138
341
885
1880
2626
3167
4949
4026
3204
3041
2409
2170
2091
1956
1955
2034
2080
2300
2537
2584
3319
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:22PM1.60m
11:06AM1.25m
00:01AM1.51m
11:57AM1.29m
00:43AM1.42m
12:56PM1.34m
Low Tide
4:33PM0.17m
5:36AM0.54m
5:20PM0.23m
6:12AM0.52m
6:12PM0.31m
6:53AM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
14
14
13
13
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
17
17
Feels °C
13
11
12
11
10
10
11
11
10
11
10
9
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
10
10
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
Energy kJ
303
209
173
138
138
173
366
1462
1542
757
2069
1657
1060
1084
1057
1055
1077
1153
1177
1286
1406
1591
1897
2213
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
12
1.6
SSE
13
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.6
ESE
13
Energy kJ
98
60
55
54
57
94
239
30
12
835
20
20
18
17
17
16
15
15
14
120
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
10
0.1
E
16
0.3
E
14
0.2
E
16
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
15
11
13
14
21
21
31
5
32
20
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
9
1.8
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
12
Energy kJ
341
885
1880
2626
3167
4949
4026
3204
3041
2409
2170
2091
1956
1955
2034
2080
2300
2537
2584
3319
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
5
4
4
3
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
14
14
17
199
340
17
62
300
199
482
443
340
17
17
14
14
14
320
17
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
9
4
9
5
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
4
8
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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