Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.6°C
0.6° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 8PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)--
Afternoon (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
10
1.9
NE
8
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.2
S
6
2.3
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
351
403
344
319
274
232
188
188
146
146
146
140
124
121
88
527
925
1159
1401
1250
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
15
SE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SSW
10
SW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:58PM1.70m
4:59AM1.03m
6:02PM1.73m
5:58AM1.15m
6:55PM1.73m
Low Tide
11:51PM0.52m
10:56AM0.23m
00:39AM0.48m
12:02PM0.15m
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cloud
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:20
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6:18
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6:52
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1
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Temp °C
21
22
21
22
20
19
19
27
22
21
21
20
19
16
16
16
17
18
17
15
Feels °C
19
20
20
22
20
19
18
27
21
21
22
21
19
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
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