Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 11 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 (11 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 11PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)--
Afternoon (11 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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)
1
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
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
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
361
331
313
417
314
267
261
220
148
115
98
73
54
45
40
42
28
35
21
20
13
12
11
9
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
5
W
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:28PM1.78m
5:37AM1.09m
6:28PM1.92m
6:35AM1.10m
7:25PM2.04m
7:28AM1.12m
Low Tide
00:14AM0.38m
11:27AM0.17m
1:16AM0.32m
12:23PM0.08m
2:11AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
15
13
12
12
12
17
20
19
16
13
11
10
9
11
15
15
15
13
11
11
11
14
Feels °C
15
13
13
11
9
8
8
14
15
14
14
10
9
7
6
8
12
12
13
12
8
7
7
10
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