Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 3 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
21.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 10AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
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
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1
E
11
1.1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
1.5
NNE
6
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
209
214
255
222
240
308
233
260
194
194
158
158
158
175
114
114
114
112
112
114
85
85
85
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
0
W
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:16PM2.08m
10:11AM1.11m
11:11PM1.98m
11:01AM1.12m
00:07AM1.84m
11:53AM1.15m
Low Tide
5:01AM0.34m
4:06PM-0.00m
5:52AM0.42m
5:02PM0.05m
6:41AM0.50m
6:01PM0.14m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
19
18
18
17
16
15
15
17
21
20
20
18
17
17
18
18
20
20
19
17
Feels °C
15
14
13
14
16
15
15
15
14
13
12
14
19
17
18
16
15
16
16
16
19
17
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1
E
11
1.1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
Energy kJ
205
209
214
255
222
240
308
233
260
194
194
158
158
158
156
114
114
114
112
112
114
85
85
85
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.6
NE
6
0.3
SSE
9
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
Energy kJ
39
33
32
18
18
16
16
19
15
22
23
23
24
41
40
43
41
33
26
19
9
9
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
S
9
0.2
SSE
13
Energy kJ
6
6
6
1
3
3
3
15
16
7
6
6
12
13
13
25
8
23
8
10
21
20
15
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
SW
4
Energy kJ
11
7
16
46
99
104
80
77
75
103
122
175
3
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
15
33
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
76
15
15
0
0
0
0
0
52
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
3
4
2
2
4
4
4
9
4
2
2
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
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