Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
19.9° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 6AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
1.7
SSW
6
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.9
S
10
2.2
S
10
1.6
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
165
165
132
129
129
101
94
72
72
70
245
311
239
768
996
415
255
796
1053
734
560
423
340
308
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
E
10
E
5
WNW
10
NW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
E
5
WSW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
off
High Tide
2:36AM1.03m
3:32PM1.45m
3:31AM0.94m
4:39PM1.51m
4:31AM0.91m
5:36PM1.59m
Low Tide
8:27AM0.49m
10:28PM0.62m
9:19AM0.46m
11:42PM0.61m
10:15AM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
13
16
18
17
17
16
14
11
10
12
15
15
14
12
11
10
10
11
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
14
12
11
14
15
14
16
14
9
5
5
7
10
10
10
9
8
6
6
8
13
12
12
10
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