Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Issued: 3 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 7PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)--
Afternoon (23 Jun)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (23 Jun)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
596
581
529
466
387
299
291
282
243
269
311
367
387
382
472
411
408
257
276
207
279
203
194
200
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:00PM1.32m
3:38AM1.20m
4:04PM1.41m
4:26AM1.09m
5:02PM1.50m
5:12AM1.03m
Low Tide
9:28PM0.45m
9:34AM0.52m
10:41PM0.50m
10:14AM0.47m
11:47PM0.51m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:53
4:53
4:53
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
14
14
13
13
15
17
17
16
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
12
13
14
12
10
11
11
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
13
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
326
370
370
322
270
215
181
176
172
167
199
240
246
266
291
302
297
257
229
207
199
203
194
200
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
S
15
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.6
S
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
15
15
15
15
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
1
5
4
6
6
6
7
6
39
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
15
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
25
24
21
21
19
7
7
6
15
6
9
2
3
4
4
14
3
6
5
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
7
Energy kJ
596
581
529
466
387
299
291
282
243
269
311
367
387
382
472
411
408
276
279
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
17
17
17
0
0
0
0
0
17
133
14
0
0
0
0
14
14
17
14
14
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
4
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Crescent Head surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest