Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
21.5°C
1.1° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 8AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (16 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (16 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.8
SE
10
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
320
300
300
294
561
384
402
437
399
391
375
359
325
351
321
287
287
287
287
225
194
190
160
196
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
0
ENE
5
SSW
10
W
5
NE
15
E
15
E
5
E
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:34PM0.99m
12:34PM1.61m
00:11AM0.93m
1:33PM1.53m
1:01AM0.90m
2:41PM1.46m
Low Tide
5:21AM0.33m
7:28PM0.62m
6:06AM0.37m
8:35PM0.69m
7:04AM0.42m
9:45PM0.72m
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:07
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6:05
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6:59
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6:59
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7:00
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 mm
1
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1
1
1
1
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1
1
1
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1
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
18
17
17
18
17
17
18
18
18
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
17
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
15
14
14
15
13
14
15
16
16
15
16
16
14
15
16
16
16
16
14
17
16
17
17
17
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