Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
21.3°C
1.5° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 4AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (16 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
4
4
5
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
1.6
S
6
3
S
8
3
S
9
3.5
S
10
3
SSE
10
4
S
10
4
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
179
46
30
194
1034
1628
2096
1340
3599
3906
3534
3016
2604
1358
1682
1618
1316
632
Wind (km/h)
5
N
20
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
S
35
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:42PM1.19m
11:09AM1.60m
11:13PM1.05m
12:03PM1.55m
Low Tide
4:55PM0.33m
4:28AM0.36m
5:48PM0.48m
5:01AM0.38m
6:53PM0.61m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
19
17
15
14
16
17
16
13
13
13
12
12
12
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
22
17
12
11
9
10
9
8
6
7
7
7
7
8
12
12
12
12
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