Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
21.4°C
0.9° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 12PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
287
287
260
255
172
168
142
138
115
112
75
65
67
110
251
277
181
153
157
153
149
142
138
169
Wind (km/h)
0
NNW
0
S
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
W
10
W
0
SW
10
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:01AM0.90m
2:41PM1.46m
2:11AM0.91m
3:51PM1.44m
3:30AM0.96m
4:52PM1.44m
Low Tide
7:04AM0.42m
9:45PM0.72m
8:18AM0.44m
10:43PM0.71m
9:38AM0.42m
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clear
clear
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1
3
3
2
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1
2
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1
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1
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1
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Temp °C
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
16
15
16
18
19
19
17
16
16
15
15
17
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
16
15
16
18
18
17
15
16
16
15
14
18
18
17
19
17
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