Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 10AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.6
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
267
261
220
148
128
98
73
54
45
30
29
28
32
33
20
13
13
11
11
5
10
9
40
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
NE
5
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
E
10
ESE
5
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
5:37AM1.09m
6:28PM1.92m
6:35AM1.10m
7:25PM2.04m
7:28AM1.12m
8:19PM2.10m
Low Tide
00:14AM0.38m
11:27AM0.17m
1:16AM0.32m
12:23PM0.08m
2:11AM0.28m
1:18PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<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
5:01
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
18
20
20
16
14
12
11
10
12
16
15
15
14
12
11
11
14
16
16
17
16
Feels °C
10
9
9
14
15
16
14
12
10
8
7
10
13
12
14
13
9
8
8
12
13
13
15
13
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