Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 26 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 (26 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 10PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)--
Afternoon (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
408
444
234
206
232
232
227
188
184
169
137
137
108
101
96
75
71
31
29
18
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ESE
5
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
10
N
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:26PM1.66m
6:13AM0.97m
7:10PM1.72m
6:53AM1.03m
7:50PM1.76m
Low Tide
1:18AM0.55m
12:00PM0.28m
1:53AM0.52m
12:47PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
14
14
13
12
14
16
16
17
14
14
14
14
15
19
18
17
15
Feels °C
14
14
15
12
12
11
10
13
14
15
17
13
13
13
12
14
16
15
16
14
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