Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 3 pm 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (29 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 11PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)--
Afternoon (29 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (29 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
1.7
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
140
136
113
96
96
77
64
61
28
29
31
28
49
103
73
59
42
39
179
154
104
137
155
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
10
NNW
10
N
20
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
8:06PM1.78m
7:54AM1.03m
8:47PM1.79m
8:30AM1.07m
9:27PM1.78m
9:05AM1.12m
Low Tide
2:50AM0.48m
1:44PM0.19m
3:26AM0.49m
2:25PM0.16m
3:59AM0.51m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:55
4:55
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
19
19
18
17
15
15
14
16
19
19
19
18
17
15
16
17
Feels °C
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
16
15
15
14
14
12
14
16
16
16
15
14
13
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
Energy kJ
147
140
136
113
96
96
77
64
61
28
29
31
24
49
103
73
59
42
39
46
40
32
34
38
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
SE
18
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.5
NE
4
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
NE
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.4
NE
5
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
Energy kJ
7
7
13
20
19
19
29
29
33
20
9
30
10
27
1
1
6
10
10
14
14
19
38
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
12
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
SE
7
0.2
E
13
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
6
3
3
12
12
30
30
30
29
13
20
7
28
8
8
4
1
1
3
18
19
14
13
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
1.7
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
Energy kJ
6
13
11
14
11
4
26
30
24
14
15
23
28
19
34
179
154
104
137
155
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
66
33
15
0
0
0
0
76
76
46
46
0
0
0
15
76
263
76
76
76
0
15
76
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
4
1
2
4
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
5
5
5
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
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