Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.1°C
0.6° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 11AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
2
2
2
2
1
0
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1
SE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.4
S
9
0.9
SSE
10
1.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
295
243
213
273
556
419
404
320
261
256
216
196
235
161
602
416
407
343
223
222
232
347
157
377
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SE
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:40AM1.34m
8:34PM1.72m
8:17AM1.43m
9:06PM1.67m
8:57AM1.51m
9:39PM1.59m
Low Tide
2:13AM0.46m
1:53PM0.03m
2:40AM0.42m
2:34PM0.02m
3:09AM0.38m
3:15PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
14
17
18
17
16
15
15
14
13
15
17
17
17
15
Feels °C
14
14
13
16
15
14
16
15
14
13
12
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
12
14
14
15
13
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