Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 3 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is

19.8° C

Crescent Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 8AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Evening (28 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	SSE 7	S 7	SE 7	SE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	108	101	96	75	71	31	29	27	17	15	11	14	13	13	13	14	27	194	269	245	176	534	196	370
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NE	NE	N	NW	W	W	W	WNW	E	ESE	WNW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSE	SSE	S	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	off
High Tide			6:53AM1.03m					7:50PM1.76m				7:31AM1.11m				8:28PM1.78m				8:06AM1.18m				9:05PM1.77m
Low Tide		1:53AM0.52m			12:47PM0.20m					2:24AM0.50m				1:30PM0.13m				2:54AM0.49m				2:12PM0.08m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	15	20	18	17	15	14	13	12	16	19	18	17	14	12	10	9	11	15	14	14	11
Feels °C	13	12	11	14	17	15	16	14	12	10	9	13	16	15	15	11	8	6	5	6	10	9	10	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	SSE 7	S 7	SE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 11	S 9	SSE 10
kJ	108	101	96	75	71	31	29	27	17	15	11	14	13	13	13	13	27	69	123	131	87	534	146	370
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	S 7	SE 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSE 12	ENE 7	SSE 11	ENE 7
kJ	1	1	1	1	1	19	18	14	8	7	9	12	7	7	7	14	9	9	3	3	129	9	196	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SE 15	S 14	S 14	SE 14	E 8	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 5	ENE 4	ENE 5	S 6	SE 7	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	E 12	SE 14	ENE 6	E 13	ENE 7	—
kJ	9	9	4	4	7	1	1	1	2	2	4	7	7	4	2	2	1	2	3	8	4	3	9	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	S 7	S 7	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	20	111	194	269	245	176	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	4	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	187	155	15	0	52	197	62	31	62	52	31	17	17	0	0	0	17	52	14	0
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