Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
21.5°C
1.0° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 5PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (22 Oct)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (22 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
7
2.4
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.9
NE
7
2
NE
7
1.5
ENE
8
2.2
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2
NE
8
2
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.5
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
684
578
513
405
312
276
268
244
244
229
250
352
412
244
545
545
494
446
423
527
645
689
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:33AM1.20m
6:26PM1.48m
6:21AM1.35m
7:05PM1.50m
7:06AM1.51m
7:43PM1.49m
Low Tide
11:47AM0.30m
00:34AM0.50m
12:38PM0.22m
1:07AM0.41m
1:27PM0.16m
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:01
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6:00
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7:02
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7:04
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 mm
31
10
7
3
1
1
2
2
3
8
1
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Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
17
18
23
23
22
21
20
Feels °C
16
15
16
17
17
17
18
18
17
18
17
17
18
16
17
17
18
22
21
21
20
19
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