Crescent Head Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming our way for Crescent Head.

Right off the bat, the first few days are a write-off. Tuesday the 15th is flat and messy, with a tiny 4ft NNE windswell and a short 6 second period, plus a light cross breeze making for poor conditions. We’re looking at a combined energy of 122 — weak stuff. Not worth paddling out. The water is sitting at 70°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s a nice little bonus if you’re just having a swim.

Wednesday the 16th is where things start to get interesting. A solid southerly groundswell pushes in, hitting 10ft on the morning with a 9 second period, and the energy jumps to 2574. That’s moderate to strong energy, and with a clean cross-off breeze from the SSW at 19 mph, the waves should be well shaped and hollow. This is not for beginners — over 8ft is expert territory. The swell tops 12ft in the afternoon with energy at 3886, still clean. If you’ve got the skill, Wednesday is your standout day.

Thursday the 17th keeps the swell going at 8ft to 8ft from the SSE and S, still with clean cross-off winds and moderate energy between 1239 and 2229. Still good, but a notch down from Wednesday. Still not for the faint-hearted.

Friday the 18th drops right off. Swell fades to 5ft with weak energy (285 and 344), and the wind turns cross-onshore, making for a choppy mess. Skip it.

Saturday the 19th morning is a bit of a tease. We get a glassy 3ft SSE swell with 9 second period and energy at 208. That’s about as clean as it gets, but the size is small. Could be fun on a longboard for a couple of hours before the wind swings onshore in the afternoon.

Then we hit a major lull. From Sunday the 20th right through to Monday the 28th, there are nine days where the surf is either tiny, choppy, or blown out. A few mornings show glassy conditions, like Monday the 21st and Monday the 28th, but the swell is barely there — 1ft and 6ft respectively. The 6ft on the 28th morning is clean and glassy, and the energy is 497, so that’s probably the next best call if you’re patient. But the wind goes nasty again in the afternoon.

Looking further out, Tuesday the 29th and Wednesday the 30th of September offer some knee-to-waist high swell with clean-ish conditions, but nothing that gets the pulse racing. The 30th September afternoon has 6ft from the NE, but it’s lumpy and onshore.

So to wrap it up: Wednesday the 16th is the real standout — big, clean, powerful southerly groundswell for the experts. Saturday the 19th morning is the one for the longboard crew. Everything else is a waiting game.

Rusty out.

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