Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 9 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is

20.0° C

Crescent Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 1AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	7s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s
Evening (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13		Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	4	4	3	3	3	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	S 8	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	22	20	12	11	10	9	15	16	17	9	15	20	212	435	287	1682	2526	2229	1411	957	735	605	346	295
Wind (km/h)	NNW	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	SE	ESE	WSW	WNW	W	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	on	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		7:25PM2.04m				7:28AM1.12m				8:19PM2.10m				8:17AM1.16m				9:11PM2.10m				9:02AM1.20m
Low Tide				2:11AM0.28m				1:18PM-0.01m				3:01AM0.28m				2:10PM-0.07m				3:48AM0.32m				3:02PM-0.09m


	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Temp °C	15	13	12	11	10	12	16	16	16	15	14	13	12	14	16	15	13	13	14	14	14	15	17	16
Feels °C	13	11	9	7	7	9	13	13	13	11	10	10	8	9	10	9	8	8	10	10	10	11	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 7	S 7	—	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 7
kJ	22	20	11	11	10	9	15	16	17	9	15	20	56	178	—	819	1316	1146	793	583	483	447	238	142
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 3	S 4	E 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	NE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	S 8
kJ	13	13	6	6	1	1	1	2	2	2	14	12	10	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	110	177
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 4	SE 12	SSE 11	SE 11	ESE 8	SE 7	E 10	E 7	S 11	S 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18
kJ	2	6	12	5	6	2	2	1	2	4	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 2	SSW 3	—	—	—	—	WSW 2	W 3	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	S 8	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	—	—	—	1	5	—	—	—	—	1	2	66	212	435	287	1682	2526	2229	1411	957	735	605	346	295
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	33	31	52	52	52	31	52	674	33	509	266	17	0	14	99	300	17	14	17	17	17	62	99	99
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1			1	2	2	3		4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	5	7	5	6	1	1	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	6	9	7	6	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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