Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.9° 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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 1AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (15 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (15 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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
1
1
2
0
2
3
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.8
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
6
2
S
7
1.6
S
7
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
8
3
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
1.9
SE
7
2
SSE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
10
50
182
377
272
750
1192
1368
1251
1029
809
604
462
431
419
428
383
352
372
214
180
237
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:19PM2.10m
8:17AM1.16m
9:11PM2.10m
9:02AM1.20m
10:01PM2.03m
9:48AM1.25m
Low Tide
3:01AM0.28m
2:10PM-0.07m
3:48AM0.32m
3:02PM-0.09m
4:31AM0.37m
3:53PM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:02
 mm
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
13
12
13
16
14
13
14
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
16
16
17
18
Feels °C
13
12
11
10
7
8
10
9
9
9
10
10
11
12
13
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
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