Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.3° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 5AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (26 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed morning).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
8
3
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.6
S
7
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1221
1069
874
830
309
230
179
114
130
117
277
336
318
262
222
222
164
131
Wind (km/h)
25
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
S
35
S
25
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:21PM1.46m
8:35AM1.78m
9:00PM1.40m
9:21AM1.88m
9:41PM1.32m
Low Tide
2:15AM0.23m
3:04PM0.12m
2:51AM0.17m
3:54PM0.15m
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5:58
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5:56
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2
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
22
21
21
20
22
24
19
18
17
18
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
21
21
21
21
23
24
15
14
15
17
16
15
16
17
16
16
17
17
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