Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.8° 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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 12PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.2
SSE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2394
1482
1322
1596
1508
1481
1246
1403
973
900
809
687
687
627
566
479
479
589
580
551
541
433
416
334
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:02PM1.41m
2:24AM1.24m
3:12PM1.51m
3:27AM1.17m
4:22PM1.64m
Low Tide
7:40AM0.43m
8:25PM0.45m
8:32AM0.38m
9:44PM0.47m
9:29AM0.32m
11:03PM0.44m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:46
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
17
16
15
14
13
13
15
16
16
16
14
13
12
12
14
16
16
15
13
13
13
Feels °C
13
13
13
14
13
12
11
10
10
12
12
12
13
12
11
10
10
12
13
13
13
11
12
12
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