Crescent Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 27 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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 2PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (27 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s

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 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
2
2
1
1
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.9
S
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1
SE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
279
311
332
439
575
336
295
243
213
273
522
419
404
327
256
251
192
192
269
325
567
459
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
E
15
E
15
ESE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:03AM1.23m
8:00PM1.73m
7:40AM1.34m
8:34PM1.72m
8:17AM1.43m
9:06PM1.67m
Low Tide
1:12PM0.08m
2:13AM0.46m
1:53PM0.03m
2:40AM0.42m
2:34PM0.02m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
15
17
18
17
16
15
15
14
14
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
17
17
17
17
15
Feels °C
13
14
15
13
13
13
14
13
13
16
15
15
16
15
13
13
12
14
14
13
14
13
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