Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
21.6°C
1.7° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 7AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (22 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
7
1.9
SSE
7
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SE
8
1.3
SE
7
0.7
S
19
0.5
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
19
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
312
373
521
669
541
370
258
196
179
350
205
199
198
161
128
128
98
85
92
68
78
127
109
112
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:21AM0.98m
5:31PM1.55m
5:11AM1.10m
6:12PM1.60m
5:54AM1.24m
6:49PM1.63m
Low Tide
11:30PM0.65m
10:23AM0.35m
00:01AM0.60m
11:18AM0.25m
00:30AM0.54m
12:06PM0.16m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:44
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
16
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
16
16
16
15
15
17
18
18
16
16
17
16
16
15
16
16
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