Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 9 pm 14 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
21.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (15 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 2AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (15 Jun)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (15 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
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)
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.7
S
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
122
127
127
125
258
383
346
262
144
173
190
194
194
199
212
245
250
205
205
201
197
163
163
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
E
10
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
High Tide
7:32PM2.01m
7:44AM1.16m
8:26PM2.09m
8:34AM1.13m
9:21PM2.12m
9:23AM1.11m
Low Tide
2:17AM0.22m
1:29PM0.04m
3:13AM0.23m
2:20PM0.00m
4:08AM0.27m
3:12PM-0.02m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
2
5
2
Temp °C
19
18
17
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
17
19
18
Feels °C
19
17
16
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
18
17
16
15
15
15
17
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.3
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.1
S
7
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
Energy kJ
147
122
127
127
125
157
270
258
127
144
173
190
194
194
199
212
245
250
205
205
201
197
163
163
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
6
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
1
S
7
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
11
Energy kJ
4
4
1
9
29
99
101
106
127
94
45
30
31
39
42
43
33
33
27
28
27
20
14
47
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
SE
18
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
8
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
S
8
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
4
4
2
2
3
8
7
13
67
39
45
32
21
7
11
38
20
42
37
36
46
43
40
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
S
6
1.7
S
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
Energy kJ
4
28
49
258
383
346
262
64
45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
14
17
114
199
52
14
14
0
0
0
0
17
62
15
0
0
0
0
0
46
76
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Crescent Head surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest