Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
21.3°C
0.9° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 5PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
1
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
375
359
325
318
318
287
287
287
260
199
194
172
160
156
100
95
88
77
65
107
232
163
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
N
0
WSW
5
SW
5
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
E
5
NE
5
N
5
WSW
5
ESE
15
E
15
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:33PM1.53m
1:01AM0.90m
2:41PM1.46m
2:11AM0.91m
3:51PM1.44m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.37m
8:35PM0.69m
7:04AM0.42m
9:45PM0.72m
8:18AM0.44m
10:43PM0.71m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:07
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6:05
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6:05
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6:59
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7:00
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1
1
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1
2
1
1
1
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1
2
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
19
18
18
18
16
16
16
18
19
17
15
14
Feels °C
16
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
17
18
15
16
16
18
17
15
15
14
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