Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.4° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 8AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
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)
1.7
NNE
6
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.6
NE
7
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.4
SE
10
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
1.3
NE
5
1
ENE
6
1.7
NNE
6
2.2
NNE
6
1.1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
75
54
46
32
30
36
29
33
35
38
47
64
28
52
51
33
32
30
96
65
211
373
102
Wind (km/h)
15
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
ENE
20
E
5
E
5
NE
5
WNW
5
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:02AM0.97m
2:13PM1.76m
2:13AM0.97m
3:27PM1.70m
3:28AM1.02m
4:37PM1.64m
Low Tide
6:53AM0.23m
9:13PM0.53m
8:07AM0.27m
10:21PM0.55m
9:27AM0.27m
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cloud
rain showers
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:50
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7:10
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7:12
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3
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6
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1
11
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Temp °C
19
18
18
23
19
21
20
19
19
19
19
21
21
21
20
19
18
19
19
23
22
19
19
18
Feels °C
18
18
20
24
17
22
22
21
21
20
20
21
20
21
21
19
18
19
19
22
19
17
19
19
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