Crescent Head Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, grab a coffee and sit down. Rusty here with a proper look at what’s coming for Crescent Head.

Alright, so we’ve got a bit of a slow start, but there’s some real gold hiding in the second week if you’re patient. The first few days are pretty ordinary, but hold tight—it gets way more interesting later on.

Thursday the 27th afternoon is a write-off: 6ft of short-period S swell (weak 787 energy), with a cross wind that’ll chop it up. Not worth paddling out. Friday the 28th morning, though, is a nice little surprise. Glassy conditions with a clean 3ft SE groundswell, period a solid 12 seconds, and moderate energy (442). That’s proper clean, small waves for a longboard or a funboard—perfect for the beginner-friendly setup here. After that, it gets messy again: Saturday and Sunday have some size on the Sunday morning (4ft, 9-second SSE, 392 energy) with a light cross-offshore breeze cleaning it up, but nothing to write home about.

Now, the standout. Monday the 31st morning is the one to circle. We’ve got 6ft of S swell (772 energy), 9-second period, and a clean cross-offshore breeze. That’s a proper window of good surf at Crescent Head—fun, punchy lines. The afternoon gets a bit onshore and choppy, but the morning session is where it’s at.

The first week fades out into tiny, weak surf from Tuesday through to the weekend. A few small glassy moments on Thursday morning the 3rd (1ft, 57 energy), but it’s barely a ripple. Then we hit a bit of a lull until Monday the 7th.

Here’s the big one. Monday the 7th afternoon hits hard: an 8ft S swell (2038 energy) with a strong offshore wind from the WSW. That’s proper grunty, clean lines—expert-level stuff. Too big for beginners, but for experienced surfers, this is the session of the forecast. Tuesday the 8th morning pushes even bigger at 10ft (3054 energy) with a cross-offshore wind, but it’s a bit raw and marginal with the tide. Not the cleanest, but still big and powerful.

After that, the swell drops back through Wednesday and Thursday, but Thursday the 10th morning cleans up again: 4ft, 9-second SE swell (234 energy) with glassy conditions. A nice little recovery session.

Overall top pick: Monday the 31st morning for the early-week fun, but if you’re an experienced surfer, Monday the 7th afternoon is the absolute standout—just be ready for 8ft and a stiff offshore wind at Crescent Head (Crescent Head). Crowds are possible here, but on that big day, it’ll be just the keen locals.

Water temp is sitting at 68°F, which is about average for this time of year—no surprises there.

So get out there for the clean windows, and don’t sleep on that Monday the 7th afternoon. Rusty out.

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