Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 3 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.5° 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 (28 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 7PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)--
Afternoon (28 Jun)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (28 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
8
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
379
295
275
262
222
196
192
187
162
158
133
96
93
75
64
47
40
38
30
84
70
103
72
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:25PM1.74m
7:17AM1.00m
8:06PM1.78m
7:54AM1.03m
8:47PM1.79m
8:30AM1.07m
Low Tide
2:13AM0.48m
1:02PM0.24m
2:50AM0.48m
1:44PM0.19m
3:26AM0.49m
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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>
4:54
4:54
4:54
4:55
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
19
18
18
17
16
14
15
16
Feels °C
14
15
16
15
16
14
14
14
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
17
15
15
15
15
13
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
8
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
Energy kJ
173
341
295
275
262
222
196
192
187
162
158
133
96
93
75
64
47
40
38
30
84
70
103
72
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
11
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
SE
18
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
95
21
21
20
7
34
13
7
7
7
13
33
19
19
29
28
33
20
7
8
8
8
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.1
E
13
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
25
43
3
7
6
11
3
2
12
12
30
30
30
29
13
20
29
9
8
8
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
9
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.5
N
4
0.4
NNE
4
Energy kJ
379
8
9
9
11
18
26
24
19
8
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
14
17
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
62
0
15
0
0
0
0
76
190
76
46
0
0
0
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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