Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 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 (25 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 11PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)--
Afternoon (25 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (25 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
2 PM
5 PM
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
0
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
3
NE
8
3
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.5
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
816
394
1286
1265
1098
395
280
217
179
114
88
165
343
396
360
251
207
168
168
134
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
S
25
S
25
S
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
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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clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:58
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5:56
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7:05
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2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
24
23
22
21
21
20
22
24
21
18
17
17
17
16
16
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
22
21
21
21
21
20
23
24
19
15
15
16
16
15
15
17
17
17
18
17
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