Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 3 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 10PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)--
Afternoon (04 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
6
5
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
8
0.9
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
1.3
S
9
1.7
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
196
303
209
173
138
295
789
1735
2626
3369
4852
3743
2966
2768
2409
2170
2091
1956
1993
2034
2073
2292
2574
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:22PM1.60m
11:06AM1.25m
00:01AM1.51m
11:57AM1.29m
00:43AM1.42m
Low Tide
4:33PM0.17m
5:36AM0.54m
5:20PM0.23m
6:12AM0.52m
6:12PM0.31m
6:53AM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
12
13
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
8
0.9
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
11
2
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
3
SE
11
Energy kJ
105
196
303
209
173
138
138
169
784
1331
536
827
1938
1628
1060
1057
1104
1077
1077
1153
1126
1234
1391
1685
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
13
0.7
S
7
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.4
E
10
0.2
E
13
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SE
13
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
Energy kJ
53
50
98
60
55
54
57
121
31
13
572
658
20
20
19
17
17
16
15
14
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ESE
13
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
14
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
11
50
15
11
13
14
21
21
33
12
32
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
8
1.3
S
9
1.7
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
187
295
789
1735
2626
3369
4852
3743
2966
2768
2409
2170
2091
1956
1993
2034
2073
2292
2574
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
5
5
3
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
14
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
17
300
17
17
199
62
199
343
340
17
17
17
14
14
17
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
9
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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