Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.0°C
1.0° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 8AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (31 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (31 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
1.8
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.8
NE
6
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
9
0.7
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
118
106
104
98
223
184
169
145
43
43
39
31
54
30
29
29
26
30
61
78
52
39
36
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
W
5
NNW
5
N
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:02AM1.03m
1:02PM1.84m
1:02AM0.97m
2:13PM1.76m
2:13AM0.97m
3:27PM1.70m
Low Tide
5:50AM0.18m
8:00PM0.47m
6:53AM0.23m
9:13PM0.53m
8:07AM0.27m
10:21PM0.55m
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Temp °C
18
17
17
21
22
22
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19
17
16
16
22
20
21
21
20
19
18
19
21
21
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20
20
Feels °C
17
16
15
18
19
21
20
18
16
16
17
24
20
22
23
23
21
19
20
22
21
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