Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.7° C
0.2° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 7PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)--
Afternoon (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
S
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.6
S
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.7
S
12
2.1
S
11
2
S
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
2.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
12
8
16
176
247
191
786
999
792
352
294
202
202
202
813
783
766
882
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
10
ESE
5
NNE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:28PM1.78m
8:06AM1.18m
9:05PM1.77m
8:42AM1.26m
9:39PM1.72m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.49m
2:12PM0.08m
3:23AM0.49m
2:52PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
18
15
12
11
10
13
15
15
15
13
13
13
12
14
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
19
17
16
12
7
6
5
9
10
10
11
10
9
10
8
11
12
12
11
11
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