Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 3 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)--
Afternoon (06 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (06 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2454
2442
2476
2384
2335
2379
2622
2779
3411
3907
3907
3488
3047
2793
2467
1994
1402
1491
1427
1376
1154
996
876
825
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:57AM1.29m
00:43AM1.42m
12:56PM1.34m
1:30AM1.33m
2:02PM1.41m
2:24AM1.24m
Low Tide
6:12PM0.31m
6:53AM0.48m
7:13PM0.39m
7:40AM0.43m
8:25PM0.45m
8:32AM0.38m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
15
13
13
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
15
14
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
Feels °C
11
11
12
12
12
12
9
10
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
13
13
12
11
10
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
1228
1308
1394
1367
1433
1518
1547
1848
2164
2429
2472
2429
2169
1933
1773
1567
1402
1491
1427
1376
1154
996
876
825
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
1.2
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.4
ESE
11
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
23
Energy kJ
17
16
15
14
69
187
449
76
749
441
10
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
23
Energy kJ
8
11
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
Energy kJ
2454
2442
2476
2384
2335
2379
2622
2779
3411
3907
3907
3488
3047
2793
2467
1994
1384
846
698
798
587
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
5
6
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
515
443
443
99
17
14
14
14
320
343
17
17
17
17
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
5
5
8
7
7
6
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
8
7
7
9
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
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