Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 3 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
21.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (20 Jun)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (20 Jun)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
SSE
9
1.6
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
114
112
112
85
85
85
85
83
82
82
82
82
80
77
52
51
51
48
49
88
440
509
476
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
S
20
S
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:07AM1.84m
11:53AM1.15m
1:01AM1.68m
12:51PM1.19m
1:55AM1.50m
1:54PM1.24m
Low Tide
6:41AM0.50m
6:01PM0.14m
7:28AM0.55m
7:05PM0.25m
8:12AM0.57m
8:14PM0.36m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
18
18
20
19
19
18
16
15
15
15
17
17
17
15
14
14
13
15
18
17
15
14
Feels °C
16
17
17
17
19
17
17
16
14
13
13
14
15
15
16
15
12
12
11
13
14
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
SSE
9
1.2
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
114
114
112
112
85
85
85
85
83
82
82
82
82
80
77
52
51
51
48
49
88
240
311
297
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
23
26
27
21
20
14
13
9
9
8
8
8
8
23
23
3
4
32
29
37
49
47
31
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
E
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
12
23
11
10
21
20
18
17
16
29
28
26
24
6
5
22
20
2
3
12
5
17
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
S
4
0.5
S
4
1.6
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
9
3
3
2
9
440
509
476
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
14
52
14
0
0
0
0
0
17
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
52
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
5
3
5
5
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
6
6
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