Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.3° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 8AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.6
S
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
7
1.5
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.5
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
101
96
75
71
31
29
27
17
15
11
14
13
13
13
14
27
194
269
245
176
534
196
370
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
NW
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
E
10
ESE
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
High Tide
6:53AM1.03m
7:50PM1.76m
7:31AM1.11m
8:28PM1.78m
8:06AM1.18m
9:05PM1.77m
Low Tide
1:53AM0.52m
12:47PM0.20m
2:24AM0.50m
1:30PM0.13m
2:54AM0.49m
2:12PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
15
20
18
17
15
14
13
12
16
19
18
17
14
12
10
9
11
15
14
14
11
Feels °C
13
12
11
14
17
15
16
14
12
10
9
13
16
15
15
11
8
6
5
6
10
9
10
8
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