Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.9° C
0.4° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 2PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (25 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (25 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SE
10
0.9
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1189
838
633
477
394
328
316
280
392
392
408
436
238
173
166
232
222
184
169
140
94
111
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
E
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
E
10
ESE
5
S
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
High Tide
4:31AM0.91m
5:36PM1.59m
5:26AM0.92m
6:26PM1.66m
6:13AM0.97m
7:10PM1.72m
Low Tide
10:15AM0.41m
00:36AM0.58m
11:09AM0.35m
1:18AM0.55m
12:00PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
16
15
14
13
13
11
11
14
16
16
16
14
14
13
12
14
16
16
16
14
Feels °C
6
8
13
12
12
10
9
8
8
12
13
14
15
12
12
11
10
13
14
14
15
13
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