Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.6°C
0.6° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 3AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
1.4
S
6
2.3
S
7
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
305
305
248
222
188
184
143
143
146
116
113
82
141
569
959
1396
1820
1436
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
W
15
SE
10
E
5
ENE
5
SW
10
SW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:59AM1.03m
6:02PM1.73m
5:58AM1.15m
6:55PM1.73m
Low Tide
11:51PM0.52m
10:56AM0.23m
00:39AM0.48m
12:02PM0.15m
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part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
22
19
19
19
26
22
20
20
19
19
17
16
17
17
17
16
13
Feels °C
22
23
19
19
18
26
21
20
21
20
19
13
11
13
11
11
11
9
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