Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 9 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
21.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 4PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (20 Jun)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (20 Jun)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
1.7
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
112
85
85
85
85
83
82
82
82
82
80
77
52
51
51
48
49
94
110
465
487
472
443
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
5
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
E
10
E
5
ESE
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:53AM1.15m
1:01AM1.68m
12:51PM1.19m
1:55AM1.50m
1:54PM1.24m
2:47AM1.34m
Low Tide
6:41AM0.50m
6:01PM0.14m
7:28AM0.55m
7:05PM0.25m
8:12AM0.57m
8:14PM0.36m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:46
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
19
21
19
19
17
16
16
16
15
17
17
17
15
14
14
14
15
18
17
16
14
13
13
Feels °C
17
18
20
17
18
15
14
14
14
14
16
15
16
14
12
12
13
14
15
13
13
12
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
Energy kJ
112
112
85
85
85
85
83
82
82
82
82
80
77
52
51
51
48
49
94
110
132
257
252
240
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
E
5
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.8
S
5
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
E
9
Energy kJ
27
27
20
14
13
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
23
4
20
31
29
34
49
47
33
30
29
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
S
15
0.5
E
10
0.1
SE
19
0.2
SSE
18
Energy kJ
11
10
21
20
18
17
16
29
28
26
24
23
5
22
2
2
2
3
1
17
47
14
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
SW
6
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
S
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
4
0.6
S
4
1.7
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
Energy kJ
1
9
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
5
5
4
13
465
487
472
443
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
17
52
14
0
0
0
0
0
46
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
133
17
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
8
8
7
6
8
6
6
5
5
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