Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.1° 

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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (17 Jul)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
4
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.8
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
2
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.4
SE
8
1.9
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
9
2.4
E
10
3
E
11
4
ESE
11
3
E
11
3
E
10
3.5
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
535
535
472
286
235
327
393
420
312
389
507
682
497
813
1160
1769
3689
2023
1752
2549
1409
1307
1495
1316
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:01PM2.03m
9:48AM1.25m
10:49PM1.90m
10:34AM1.29m
11:35PM1.73m
11:22AM1.32m
Low Tide
4:31AM0.37m
3:53PM-0.06m
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
6:43
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5:02
5:04
5:05
 mm
1
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
15
14
14
15
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
18
18
Feels °C
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
14
13
15
16
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