Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.0°C
0.1° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 3PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (30 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (30 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
1.3
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
0.4
SSE
12
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
2
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
0.8
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
2.1
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
171
158
148
142
138
93
70
62
77
54
64
95
283
223
173
145
190
47
120
380
394
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:10AM1.79m
10:26PM1.22m
11:04AM1.77m
11:13PM1.09m
12:07PM1.73m
Low Tide
4:44PM0.28m
4:16AM0.23m
5:46PM0.39m
5:03AM0.25m
7:01PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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5:26
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Temp °C
14
18
19
19
18
17
15
14
14
19
21
20
18
18
17
16
15
20
21
20
18
18
Feels °C
12
15
15
16
15
14
12
12
12
16
17
17
15
14
14
13
13
17
18
17
15
15
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