Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.9° 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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 10AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.7
S
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.8
S
6
2.2
S
7
2.5
S
8
3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
46
44
42
28
33
22
20
12
10
12
14
13
15
9
9
14
12
36
237
269
478
827
1727
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NE
15
NE
5
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
10
E
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:35AM1.10m
7:25PM2.04m
7:28AM1.12m
8:19PM2.10m
8:17AM1.16m
9:11PM2.10m
Low Tide
1:16AM0.32m
12:23PM0.08m
2:11AM0.28m
1:18PM-0.01m
3:01AM0.28m
2:10PM-0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
5:01
 mm
Temp °C
12
10
9
12
16
16
15
14
12
11
11
13
16
16
16
16
15
13
13
14
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
10
7
6
10
13
13
14
13
9
7
8
10
13
13
14
13
11
9
10
9
12
11
10
10
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