Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 9 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is

21.0°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 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 2PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Afternoon (27 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	6s
Evening (27 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 27						Monday 28								Tuesday 29
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	SE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	77	95	176	196	328	366	836	643	620	620	427	217	185	153	144	119	122	131	116	149	153	161
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	S	S	SE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	E	ENE	NE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide		7:55AM1.62m				8:32PM1.56m				8:37AM1.71m				9:07PM1.47m				9:21AM1.77m				9:45PM1.35m
Low Tide				2:16PM0.05m				2:27AM0.27m				3:02PM0.09m				3:01AM0.23m				3:50PM0.17m


	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—
mm	—	—	1	—	1	2	2	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	19	19	17	16	16	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	16	16	16	17	18	17	17	16
Feels °C	16	17	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	15	14	13	14	15	14	13	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 7	SSE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	77	62	44	46	200	366	649	533	452	284	427	217	185	153	144	119	122	131	116	149	153	161
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	—	—	—	ENE 9	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ESE 7	ENE 9	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 7
kJ	2	—	—	—	62	42	48	43	44	163	42	93	88	62	62	45	35	25	33	37	51	45
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 19	S 18	SE 17	SSE 16	ENE 9	SSE 14	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 6	ESE 6	SSE 20
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	7	6	11	24	42	20	44	59	36	38	37	39	37	38	20	14	39
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	SE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	11	95	176	196	328	357	836	643	620	620	129	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	17	17	199	271	290	62	199	52	199	17	17	17	17	14	0	14	0	0	114	199	76	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1				2		3		3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2			2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	5	7	5	9	8

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