Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.8° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 8AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
4
3
3
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
9
1.6
S
9
2.3
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
S
9
1.8
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
842
551
584
399
294
237
234
239
212
399
538
846
1075
1016
847
486
419
377
386
346
302
235
235
394
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SE
0
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
20
E
15
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:11AM0.97m
5:16PM1.79m
5:15AM1.06m
6:13PM1.87m
6:06AM1.18m
7:03PM1.90m
Low Tide
11:08PM0.51m
10:02AM0.24m
00:05AM0.46m
11:10AM0.13m
00:49AM0.41m
12:08PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
2
1
3
Temp °C
15
15
14
18
18
18
18
17
15
15
14
17
17
18
16
15
13
12
12
16
17
18
16
14
Feels °C
12
13
12
17
15
16
18
17
13
11
10
12
12
13
12
13
11
10
10
14
13
15
12
9
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