Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.2° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 6AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
11
0.6
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
15
33
32
70
63
58
55
50
35
23
22
22
22
23
20
37
69
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
E
15
ESE
0
SE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:03AM1.35m
12:32PM1.48m
00:50AM1.22m
1:40PM1.52m
Low Tide
5:53PM0.33m
6:07AM0.39m
6:56PM0.44m
6:55AM0.37m
8:15PM0.52m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
16
14
12
11
13
16
15
15
14
13
11
11
13
15
15
15
13
Feels °C
17
15
12
9
9
11
13
11
14
12
11
8
8
10
12
12
14
11
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