Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 10 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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 7AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
0
0
3
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NNE
6
1.7
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
3.5
NNE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
NE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.9
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.8
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
347
362
456
1410
330
241
170
154
132
119
116
82
82
82
64
62
221
245
101
144
136
103
94
79
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
40
N
35
N
25
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
W
10
SW
15
SE
5
N
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:25AM1.03m
6:22PM1.92m
6:22AM1.10m
7:17PM2.01m
7:11AM1.18m
8:07PM2.03m
Low Tide
00:15AM0.43m
11:15AM0.15m
1:09AM0.37m
12:15PM0.04m
1:55AM0.34m
1:09PM-0.05m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
19
14
18
17
15
14
15
14
19
21
20
18
15
14
13
11
17
21
21
16
14
Feels °C
12
10
11
15
7
12
12
11
10
12
11
15
17
16
16
12
11
10
9
14
18
16
13
11
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