Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 9 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
21.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 6PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (22 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (22 Jun)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.7
S
8
1.8
S
8
2
S
8
2
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.9
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
57
73
290
396
428
539
526
401
381
368
377
388
350
291
282
249
249
249
242
348
442
439
416
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:54PM1.24m
2:47AM1.34m
3:00PM1.32m
3:38AM1.20m
4:04PM1.41m
Low Tide
8:12AM0.57m
8:14PM0.36m
8:53AM0.56m
9:28PM0.45m
9:34AM0.52m
10:41PM0.50m
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:46
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:53
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
17
17
16
15
13
13
13
15
17
17
16
14
14
14
13
15
18
17
16
15
14
15
Feels °C
12
13
14
13
12
12
10
9
9
11
13
13
13
11
11
11
10
12
15
13
12
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.9
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
48
57
73
119
205
264
270
264
218
207
238
246
246
253
215
176
176
176
176
140
204
287
266
245
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
30
49
49
29
31
30
28
27
28
15
15
15
15
15
16
6
6
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.3
NE
6
0.1
SE
15
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
S
19
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
16
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
3
5
8
1
1
7
34
30
29
25
24
21
20
18
17
7
6
15
9
10
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
1.4
S
9
1.7
S
8
1.8
S
8
2
S
8
2
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.9
SSE
8
Energy kJ
12
1
2
290
396
428
539
526
401
381
368
377
388
350
291
282
249
249
249
242
348
442
439
416
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
133
14
0
0
0
0
0
17
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
17
14
14
0
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
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