Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 21 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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 1AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
307
257
262
262
217
217
212
207
203
165
165
132
132
103
101
94
72
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
E
15
E
5
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
1:47AM1.16m
2:22PM1.40m
2:36AM1.03m
3:32PM1.45m
Low Tide
7:45PM0.46m
7:43AM0.52m
9:03PM0.57m
8:27AM0.49m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
14
16
21
19
19
17
16
14
14
16
19
18
17
15
Feels °C
17
16
15
14
12
14
19
17
19
16
14
11
11
14
16
15
16
13
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