Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.1°C
0.7° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 9PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)--
Afternoon (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (25 Aug)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
0
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
2.3
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.3
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
132
453
424
207
193
154
138
120
120
110
91
91
128
232
269
256
277
232
243
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
10
NNW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
SW
0
N
5
SW
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
6:47PM1.68m
6:26AM1.12m
7:25PM1.72m
7:03AM1.23m
8:00PM1.73m
Low Tide
1:18AM0.54m
12:29PM0.16m
1:45AM0.50m
1:12PM0.08m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
5
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
19
17
16
17
17
21
20
18
16
14
15
15
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
17
17
18
19
17
17
17
19
21
18
16
14
12
13
14
15
13
14
15
15
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