Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
21.6°C
0.9° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 1AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (25 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (25 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon morning).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
1.5
ENE
8
2.1
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
3
NE
8
3
NE
8
3
NE
8
2.3
NNE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.4
S
6
1.2
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
513
500
543
253
499
549
853
1074
1191
621
964
865
330
235
179
136
123
87
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
10
N
10
N
15
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:43PM1.49m
7:51AM1.65m
8:21PM1.46m
8:35AM1.78m
9:00PM1.40m
Low Tide
1:40AM0.31m
2:15PM0.13m
2:15AM0.23m
3:04PM0.12m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
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4
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Temp °C
21
20
20
19
20
24
23
22
22
21
20
20
22
26
22
18
17
17
Feels °C
19
19
19
18
19
22
21
19
20
20
19
21
23
26
20
16
15
16
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