Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.9° C
0.3° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 1AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 3.0m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (19 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
10
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
864
2686
2921
2203
1381
1360
1495
1519
1798
1591
1487
1308
1217
1087
884
802
722
708
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:35PM1.73m
11:22AM1.32m
00:20AM1.53m
12:16PM1.34m
Low Tide
4:45PM0.02m
5:50AM0.48m
5:39PM0.15m
6:27AM0.51m
6:38PM0.31m
cloud
rain showers
light rain
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
13
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
15
15
15
15
15
16
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