Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 3 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.4° 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 (02 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 7PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
E
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
333
302
69
47
45
37
29
47
62
61
47
46
46
161
196
76
60
240
209
184
147
110
132
342
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:06PM1.73m
9:42AM1.16m
10:44PM1.67m
10:21AM1.21m
11:22PM1.60m
Low Tide
4:31AM0.53m
3:49PM0.14m
5:03AM0.55m
4:33PM0.17m
5:36AM0.54m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<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>
4:55
4:57
4:57
4:57
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
21
19
18
17
17
20
23
22
19
16
14
12
11
12
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
21
20
19
17
16
15
15
18
20
18
16
13
12
9
8
9
12
11
12
11
10
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
E
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
S
7
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
Energy kJ
102
100
69
47
45
37
29
47
62
61
47
46
46
44
94
76
60
240
209
184
147
110
132
126
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.5
NE
7
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
SSW
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
38
37
34
33
19
18
22
16
8
8
8
17
13
34
19
19
54
49
72
87
55
32
22
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
10
0.4
SSE
12
Energy kJ
2
6
2
2
2
2
18
2
12
12
1
7
7
34
31
18
12
11
11
13
13
19
55
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.1
SW
7
0.6
SW
4
1.1
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
1.5
S
9
Energy kJ
333
302
2
1
2
10
82
161
196
3
24
342
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
14
0
0
0
0
0
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
9
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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