Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.2° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 1AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.5
S
6
1.7
SSW
6
2.2
SSW
7
1.6
S
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
1.7
S
8
1.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
20
12
11
10
9
15
16
17
9
15
20
212
435
287
1682
2526
2229
1411
957
735
605
346
295
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SE
10
ESE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:25PM2.04m
7:28AM1.12m
8:19PM2.10m
8:17AM1.16m
9:11PM2.10m
9:02AM1.20m
Low Tide
2:11AM0.28m
1:18PM-0.01m
3:01AM0.28m
2:10PM-0.07m
3:48AM0.32m
3:02PM-0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
13
12
11
10
12
16
16
16
15
14
13
12
14
16
15
13
13
14
14
14
15
17
16
Feels °C
13
11
9
7
7
9
13
13
13
11
10
10
8
9
10
9
8
8
10
10
10
11
13
12
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