Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 3 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.8° 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 (07 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 8PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)--
Afternoon (07 Jul)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (07 Jul)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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)
5
5
6
5
5
4
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3675
3907
3813
3464
3101
2843
2529
1994
1402
1518
1508
1401
1176
1403
893
900
809
687
673
566
554
542
449
449
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:56PM1.34m
1:30AM1.33m
2:02PM1.41m
2:24AM1.24m
3:12PM1.51m
3:27AM1.17m
Low Tide
7:13PM0.39m
7:40AM0.43m
8:25PM0.45m
8:32AM0.38m
9:44PM0.47m
9:29AM0.32m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:59
4:59
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
17
15
16
15
14
13
14
14
16
16
15
15
14
13
12
13
Feels °C
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
12
13
12
11
10
12
12
12
13
12
12
11
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
12
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
Energy kJ
2274
2546
2515
2357
2069
1933
1864
1567
1402
1518
1508
1401
1176
996
893
900
809
687
673
566
554
542
449
449
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
14
0.7
ESE
14
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.3
SE
14
0.1
S
21
0.6
SE
13
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
69
120
189
417
335
499
11
11
10
10
9
29
8
113
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
10
11
10
9
9
9
9
5
8
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.1
SSE
10
Energy kJ
3675
3907
3813
3464
3101
2843
2529
1994
1010
1395
846
989
1403
849
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
320
17
17
17
17
17
62
17
17
14
17
0
0
0
0
0
17
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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