Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.8° 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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 12PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (31 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (31 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
2.1
S
11
2
S
11
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
2
S
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
0.9
SE
14
1.3
SE
10
1
SE
13
1.1
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
300
202
202
999
883
850
722
694
668
641
730
415
415
387
378
330
300
287
287
336
296
325
335
683
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
8:42AM1.26m
9:39PM1.72m
9:19AM1.33m
10:13PM1.66m
9:59AM1.38m
Low Tide
3:23AM0.49m
2:52PM0.06m
3:51AM0.48m
3:33PM0.07m
4:21AM0.46m
4:15PM0.13m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
16
16
16
14
13
13
12
13
15
16
17
15
14
15
15
16
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
11
10
9
10
11
12
13
11
10
10
9
10
12
13
14
13
11
13
13
15
14
13
14
13
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