Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 19 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • 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 3AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)8ft (2.4m)11s
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 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.3
E
11
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
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1773
1630
1468
1509
1412
1174
1048
937
736
708
637
580
504
434
371
320
307
262
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
E
10
E
10
NE
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
00:20AM1.53m
12:16PM1.34m
1:03AM1.34m
1:15PM1.37m
Low Tide
5:39PM0.15m
6:27AM0.51m
6:38PM0.31m
7:04AM0.52m
7:45PM0.46m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
14
16
16
16
18
18
18
16
Feels °C
13
13
14
13
14
15
15
15
16
15
12
15
15
15
17
16
17
15
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