Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.2°C
0.0° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 1AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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)
3
4
3
4
4
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.2
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1507
1379
1087
788
685
387
415
528
360
318
318
346
292
298
677
664
593
538
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
S
20
SE
20
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
E
20
E
10
ENE
10
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:55PM1.73m
6:48AM1.30m
7:40PM1.70m
7:33AM1.44m
8:20PM1.63m
Low Tide
1:17AM0.45m
12:59PM0.08m
1:51AM0.41m
1:50PM0.05m
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cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
15
15
14
18
18
17
17
15
14
12
12
18
18
19
19
19
Feels °C
13
13
12
12
11
15
13
13
15
14
13
11
11
17
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19
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