Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.6° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 4PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
1
3
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)
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
S
9
0.5
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
S
9
1.5
SSW
7
0.9
S
8
1.5
S
7
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
86
65
65
73
81
254
183
135
101
97
160
123
113
79
187
93
245
332
323
271
327
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
5
S
10
ESE
5
NNE
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
E
15
E
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:22AM1.10m
7:17PM2.01m
7:11AM1.18m
8:07PM2.03m
7:56AM1.27m
8:53PM2.00m
Low Tide
12:15PM0.04m
1:55AM0.34m
1:09PM-0.05m
2:37AM0.33m
2:00PM-0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
18
21
20
18
15
13
12
12
16
19
18
16
15
14
13
12
17
18
17
16
14
Feels °C
12
16
19
17
17
13
10
9
10
13
15
15
14
12
11
9
9
14
12
12
12
12
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