Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 04 Oct 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 (04 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 10PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)--
Afternoon (04 Oct)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (04 Oct)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
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
0
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NE
7
1.8
ENE
7
2.5
NE
7
2.5
NE
7
1.7
ENE
8
2.3
NE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
513
362
752
728
335
565
306
358
358
359
345
248
242
197
188
184
270
154
154
127
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
10
NNW
10
SW
10
SSW
0
SE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
0
NNW
10
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:42PM1.68m
3:46AM0.94m
4:58PM1.70m
4:59AM1.03m
6:02PM1.73m
Low Tide
10:48PM0.55m
9:38AM0.30m
11:51PM0.52m
10:56AM0.23m
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cloud
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
21
20
19
18
16
18
19
20
21
21
21
20
19
19
25
23
23
22
20
Feels °C
19
18
18
17
18
16
18
21
20
19
20
20
20
19
18
25
22
24
23
20
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