Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 3 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.0° 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.


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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • 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 8AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
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

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
4
3
4
3
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1.7
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
138
138
792
1877
2671
3221
4526
3765
3204
2864
2452
2006
1961
1956
1955
1996
1956
2170
2537
2537
3148
3205
2843
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:22PM1.60m
11:06AM1.25m
00:01AM1.51m
11:57AM1.29m
00:43AM1.42m
12:56PM1.34m
Low Tide
5:36AM0.54m
5:20PM0.23m
6:12AM0.52m
6:12PM0.31m
6:53AM0.48m
7:13PM0.39m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
14
14
14
14
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
12
10
10
10
12
12
11
10
10
9
10
10
12
11
12
12
11
11
10
11
12
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
Energy kJ
173
138
138
135
366
1488
1520
689
1906
1717
1037
1060
1057
1055
1077
1081
1104
1210
1338
1548
1862
2059
2174
2032
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
12
1.7
SSE
12
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.4
SE
13
Energy kJ
55
54
57
93
285
30
12
782
20
20
19
17
17
16
15
14
15
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
10
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
13
14
21
21
31
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
4
1.7
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
18
792
1877
2671
3221
4526
3765
3204
2864
2452
2006
1961
1956
1955
1996
1956
2170
2537
2537
3148
3205
2843
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
14
17
17
17
17
62
199
199
505
443
99
17
17
14
14
14
320
17
17
17
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Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
7
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
8
7
5
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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