Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 9 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 5AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (29 Jun)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (29 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
370
275
262
222
196
196
187
162
136
113
107
93
75
64
59
36
38
30
31
27
68
72
68
41
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:25PM1.74m
7:17AM1.00m
8:06PM1.78m
7:54AM1.03m
8:47PM1.79m
8:30AM1.07m
Low Tide
2:13AM0.48m
1:02PM0.24m
2:50AM0.48m
1:44PM0.19m
3:26AM0.49m
2:25PM0.16m
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:55
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
15
14
16
17
17
17
15
15
15
15
18
18
18
17
16
15
14
16
19
18
Feels °C
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
16
16
17
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
15
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Energy kJ
262
275
262
222
196
196
187
162
136
113
107
93
75
64
59
36
38
30
31
25
68
72
68
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
SE
18
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
NE
4
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
21
20
7
34
13
7
7
7
13
20
19
19
29
29
33
20
7
11
8
27
5
1
1
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ENE
4
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
3
7
6
11
3
3
12
12
30
30
30
29
17
20
29
28
8
1
7
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
9
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
Energy kJ
370
2
12
13
13
4
20
26
22
16
12
8
8
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
66
62
15
0
0
0
0
76
190
76
46
0
0
0
15
76
290
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
6
9
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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