Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.9° C
0.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 7AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
1
ENE
7
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
37
24
24
24
24
33
21
15
16
17
30
78
130
126
132
103
88
105
147
100
94
92
66
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
5
SW
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
NNE
5
W
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SE
5
E
5
NW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:37AM0.86m
4:12PM1.50m
3:54AM0.86m
5:14PM1.56m
4:57AM0.92m
6:04PM1.62m
Low Tide
10:15PM0.69m
8:30AM0.46m
11:28PM0.66m
9:43AM0.42m
00:14AM0.62m
10:48AM0.35m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
18
17
16
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
15
15
14
15
14
18
17
16
14
12
12
14
14
16
15
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
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