Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.4° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 7PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (20 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
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)
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1048
937
736
722
650
580
504
434
371
371
314
307
262
262
262
217
217
212
203
169
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
E
10
E
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
E
5
NNW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
glassy
off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
12:16PM1.34m
1:03AM1.34m
1:15PM1.37m
1:47AM1.16m
2:22PM1.40m
Low Tide
6:38PM0.31m
7:04AM0.52m
7:45PM0.46m
7:43AM0.52m
9:03PM0.57m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
17
16
15
15
15
17
19
17
17
16
15
14
13
15
20
18
18
17
Feels °C
15
14
16
15
13
14
13
15
17
15
16
16
14
13
11
13
18
16
18
16
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