Crescent Head Surf Break

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 3 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.8° 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.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (05 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (05 Jul)11ft (3.5m)13s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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)
3
4
3
4
5
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
11
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1735
2668
3235
4482
4084
3529
3145
2718
2310
2442
2296
2338
2292
2335
2574
2872
3578
3840
3725
3427
2993
2650
2263
1510
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:01AM1.51m
11:57AM1.29m
00:43AM1.42m
12:56PM1.34m
1:30AM1.33m
Low Tide
5:20PM0.23m
6:12AM0.52m
6:12PM0.31m
6:53AM0.48m
7:13PM0.39m
7:40AM0.43m
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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6:47
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6:47
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—
—
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6:46
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4:57
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—
—
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—
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4:58
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—
—
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—
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4:58
—
—
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4:59
 mm
—
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
—
—
1
—
1
1
—
1
1
1
1
1
1
—
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
12
12
12
10
9
10
11
10
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
Energy kJ
322
1330
1570
739
1966
1736
1126
1203
1229
1308
1280
1367
1338
1489
1608
1814
2164
2501
2472
2275
2032
1898
1682
1510
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
12
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
12
1.6
SSE
12
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
—
—
—
—
0.4
ESE
13
—
—
—
—
—
0.6
ESE
15
0.7
ESE
14
Energy kJ
289
30
12
722
20
20
18
17
17
16
15
14
—
—
—
—
69
—
—
—
—
—
172
207
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
—
0.1
E
16
0.3
ESE
12
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
31
—
5
26
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
11
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
—
Energy kJ
1735
2668
3235
4482
4084
3529
3145
2718
2310
2442
2296
2338
2292
2335
2574
2872
3578
3840
3725
3427
2993
2650
2263
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