Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 3 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 10AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
E
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
1.5
S
9
2.4
S
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
37
29
48
62
62
47
46
46
166
196
212
78
63
202
101
141
138
106
342
1549
1896
2260
2986
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:06PM1.73m
9:42AM1.16m
10:44PM1.67m
10:21AM1.21m
11:22PM1.60m
11:06AM1.25m
Low Tide
4:31AM0.53m
3:49PM0.14m
5:03AM0.55m
4:33PM0.17m
5:36AM0.54m
5:20PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:57
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
20
23
22
19
16
14
12
11
12
15
14
15
13
13
13
12
13
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
16
15
15
18
20
18
16
13
11
9
8
9
12
11
13
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
E
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
S
7
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
8
Energy kJ
45
37
29
48
62
62
47
46
46
46
94
80
78
63
202
101
141
138
106
129
287
566
753
722
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.5
NE
7
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.7
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
Energy kJ
19
18
22
16
8
8
7
17
14
29
20
19
53
56
100
69
56
54
21
21
119
265
289
320
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.4
NE
7
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
E
11
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
E
10
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
2
2
18
18
2
12
12
1
7
11
34
31
11
50
18
87
13
14
29
56
48
31
13
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
3
0.8
SW
4
1.1
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
1.5
S
9
2.4
S
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
12
Energy kJ
1
20
79
166
196
212
6
17
342
1549
1896
2260
2986
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
4
4
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
14
0
0
0
0
0
14
17
17
62
643
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
3
3
4
4
5
6
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
9
5
9
9
6
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
9
9
6
4
9
5
6
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
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