Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.9° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 12PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 23s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (10 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (10 Sep)8ft (2.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.4
S
9
2.4
S
11
2.4
S
10
2.2
S
10
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1790
1869
1664
1232
1035
963
1302
1254
1066
439
439
395
346
309
309
247
247
211
166
170
148
148
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
6:52AM1.30m
7:47PM1.87m
7:35AM1.42m
8:27PM1.80m
8:16AM1.52m
9:04PM1.67m
Low Tide
1:00PM-0.05m
2:02AM0.37m
1:48PM-0.07m
2:34AM0.36m
2:34PM-0.04m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
15
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
11
13
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
13
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
16
17
16
17
17
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