Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.9° C
0.3° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 8PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (17 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
7
1.8
SE
7
2
SE
7
2
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2
ESE
8
2
E
9
2.4
E
10
3
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
327
368
368
312
447
505
682
511
593
1200
2383
2523
2336
2122
1437
1437
1301
1524
1685
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:49PM1.90m
10:34AM1.29m
11:35PM1.73m
11:22AM1.32m
Low Tide
5:12AM0.43m
4:45PM0.02m
5:50AM0.48m
5:39PM0.15m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:04
5:05
 mm
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
16
15
14
15
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
14
12
13
13
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
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