Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.0°C
0.1° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 8PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)--
Afternoon (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (03 Oct)8ft (2.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.3
NNE
7
2.4
NNE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.5
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
183
467
479
516
495
474
479
527
679
717
717
402
344
399
358
341
535
289
248
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
30
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
E
5
SE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:23AM0.93m
2:42PM1.68m
2:46AM0.94m
3:58PM1.70m
Low Tide
8:27PM0.55m
7:14AM0.32m
9:48PM0.55m
8:38AM0.30m
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Temp °C
20
19
19
18
18
17
17
22
22
20
19
19
17
16
16
20
20
21
20
20
Feels °C
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
20
18
19
17
19
19
17
17
21
20
21
20
20
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