Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 3 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is

19.9° C

Crescent Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 6AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Evening (27 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	232	232	227	188	173	169	137	137	119	101	96	75	71	31	29	18	17	15	10	15	25	18	14	14
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	ESE	ESE	NE	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NNE	WNW	W	WSW	W	WNW	ESE	ESE	NW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide			6:13AM0.97m					7:10PM1.72m			6:53AM1.03m					7:50PM1.76m				7:31AM1.11m				8:28PM1.78m
Low Tide		1:18AM0.55m			12:00PM0.28m					1:53AM0.52m			12:47PM0.20m					2:24AM0.50m				1:30PM0.13m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	12	14	16	16	16	14	14	13	13	15	19	18	17	15	14	13	12	16	20	18	17	14
Feels °C	12	13	10	13	14	14	16	13	13	12	11	13	16	15	15	14	12	11	9	13	17	15	15	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	232	232	227	188	173	169	137	137	119	101	96	75	71	31	29	18	17	15	10	15	25	18	14	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 11	NE 7	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	S 7	S 7	S 5	S 6	S 6	SSW 6
kJ	56	12	2	12	11	10	9	2	1	1	1	1	1	19	19	14	8	8	8	8	4	6	7	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 13	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	E 8	E 8	SE 15	SE 15	S 14	S 14	SE 14	E 8	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	5	5	12	2	2	2	1	1	9	9	4	4	7	1	1	1	1	3	7	7	4	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 6	—	NE 3	NE 3	WNW 2	—	SSW 4	—	—	—	SW 2	SW 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	5	6	1	—	6	—	—	—	1	19
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	17	17	0	0	0	0	0	33	76	15	52	62	17	0	0	17	27
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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