Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 9 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.3° 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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 5AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
1.4
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
2.1
S
7
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
13
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
46
139
197
251
105
105
153
254
205
141
138
135
389
1848
2183
2820
3648
2986
2417
2221
1801
1618
1556
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:44PM1.67m
10:21AM1.21m
11:22PM1.60m
11:06AM1.25m
00:01AM1.51m
11:57AM1.29m
Low Tide
5:03AM0.55m
4:33PM0.17m
5:36AM0.54m
5:20PM0.23m
6:12AM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
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
4:57
4:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
16
14
12
11
12
15
15
15
13
14
13
12
13
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
Feels °C
16
13
11
9
8
10
12
13
13
11
12
10
9
9
11
11
10
9
10
9
11
10
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
S
7
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
47
46
46
80
127
105
105
153
254
205
141
138
135
222
441
566
608
766
521
992
784
805
842
861
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.3
SSW
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
13
0.7
S
7
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
12
0.7
SE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
0.3
E
16
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
14
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
Energy kJ
7
9
30
29
20
19
53
50
98
87
55
54
21
56
144
393
483
473
625
43
237
229
17
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.4
NE
7
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
9
0.3
ESE
13
0.5
E
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
E
13
0.1
E
11
0.3
SSE
20
0.2
E
15
Energy kJ
12
17
7
7
34
31
12
50
15
11
13
14
19
21
25
33
68
26
31
2
77
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
0.9
SW
4
1.4
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
2.1
S
7
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
13
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
Energy kJ
1
26
139
197
251
1
8
17
389
1848
2183
2820
3648
2986
2417
2221
1801
1618
1556
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
1
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
14
0
0
0
0
0
14
17
17
340
580
199
199
340
443
443
443
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
4
3
8
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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