Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.1°C
0.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (25 Aug)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
3
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.1
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
2.2
NE
6
2
NNE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
93
119
116
77
128
388
361
155
169
134
111
111
86
88
83
66
64
286
337
307
196
232
243
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
5
SE
15
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:45AM1.01m
6:47PM1.68m
6:26AM1.12m
7:25PM1.72m
7:03AM1.23m
8:00PM1.73m
Low Tide
00:48AM0.58m
11:42AM0.25m
1:18AM0.54m
12:29PM0.16m
1:45AM0.50m
1:12PM0.08m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
2
7
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
15
19
21
20
20
19
17
16
17
17
20
19
18
16
14
14
14
17
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
15
14
14
16
17
18
18
19
17
16
17
18
19
17
16
14
12
12
13
15
15
14
16
15
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