Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 3 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is

19.9° C

Crescent Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

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) & Date	Wave Height	Wave 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 Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 11	S 7	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 12	SSE 11	S 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 11
Wave Graph
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)	WNW	SW	WSW	NW	NE	NE	NNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	E	E	W	WNW	W	SW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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


	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	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
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 9
kJ	54	46	44	42	28	33	22	20	10	10	4	14	13	15	9	9	4	8	36	88	135	225	416	547
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 3	SE 7	SE 7	E 10	E 10	S 4	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SSE 12	SSE 11
kJ	14	26	30	29	14	14	13	6	6	6	1	2	2	2	2	1	14	12	11	13	25	33	121	197
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	S 12	—	S 4	—	SSE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	E 10	E 7	S 19	SE 13	S 4	E 10	E 10	E 10	N 10	—	—	—
kJ	6	3	6	2	3	—	2	—	12	5	12	4	2	1	7	7	1	2	2	2	2	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	—	SW 3	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	W 2	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	2	7	—	—	—	—	—	1	32	122	237	269	478	827	1727
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	135	76	33	52	267	52	52	33	33	52	52	17	52	46	0	14	17	17	14	14
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	4	4
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