Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.1°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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (30 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
S
9
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
181
212
227
199
188
184
128
119
164
164
164
131
127
99
87
68
82
94
86
61
55
59
66
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:57AM1.51m
9:39PM1.59m
9:38AM1.57m
10:14PM1.48m
10:24AM1.61m
Low Tide
3:09AM0.38m
3:15PM0.06m
3:39AM0.35m
3:59PM0.14m
4:11AM0.32m
4:48PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
16
18
17
17
16
15
15
14
17
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
12
12
12
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
13
15
16
15
17
16
15
14
13
15
16
16
16
16
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