Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
21.4°C
0.9° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 2PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
153
153
121
145
191
138
172
201
201
335
421
494
518
491
542
504
452
499
504
428
321
266
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:52PM1.44m
4:37AM1.07m
5:43PM1.46m
5:33AM1.20m
6:26PM1.48m
Low Tide
9:38AM0.42m
11:26PM0.66m
10:48AM0.37m
00:01AM0.59m
11:47AM0.30m
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cloud
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rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
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6:03
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1
1
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1
2
3
2
3
5
5
11
11
13
9
2
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Temp °C
15
18
19
17
16
16
16
16
17
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
15
19
18
15
16
17
16
16
18
19
17
17
17
18
17
17
15
16
16
16
17
18
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