Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.7°C
1.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 10AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (11 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (11 Sep)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
11
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
10
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1278
1254
1141
500
454
411
338
338
302
241
241
211
211
170
145
148
129
166
162
135
112
132
70
73
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:35AM1.42m
8:27PM1.80m
8:16AM1.52m
9:04PM1.67m
8:57AM1.59m
9:39PM1.52m
Low Tide
2:02AM0.37m
1:48PM-0.07m
2:34AM0.36m
2:34PM-0.04m
3:03AM0.36m
3:20PM0.05m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
15
13
14
15
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
16
17
17
17
17
17
15
15
18
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
11
10
11
12
15
14
15
16
14
13
13
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
15
17
15
14
15
15
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