Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 3 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is

19.8° C

Crescent Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (27 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (27 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Evening (27 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 27				Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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)	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	SE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	173	169	137	137	108	101	96	75	71	31	29	18	17	15	12	12	13	12	8	7
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	NE	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NE	NE	N	WNW	W	W	W	W	SE	ESE	ENE	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	on	glassy	off
High Tide				7:10PM1.72m			6:53AM1.03m					7:50PM1.76m				7:31AM1.11m				8:28PM1.78m
Low Tide						1:53AM0.52m			12:47PM0.20m					2:24AM0.50m				1:30PM0.13m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	14	13	13	13	15	20	18	17	15	15	14	14	16	20	17	17	15
Feels °C	14	14	15	13	12	12	11	13	17	15	15	14	13	12	11	13	17	14	15	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	S 6
kJ	173	169	137	137	108	101	96	75	71	31	29	18	17	15	12	12	13	12	8	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	NE 5
kJ	11	10	9	2	1	1	1	1	1	26	18	14	8	8	11	8	8	7	7	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	E 8	E 8	SE 15	SE 15	SE 16	S 14	SE 15	E 8	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 4	S 7	SE 7	SSE 6	SSE 7	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	2	2	1	1	9	9	10	4	8	1	1	1	1	3	9	7	4	4	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	17	155	62	0	0	0	0	0	146	155	33	52	91	264	62	263	267	52	52	408
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1			1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	3	5	5	5	5	4	4	9	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	5	6

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