Crescent Head Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it.

Looking at the next two weeks, it’s a mixed bag. There’s a small run of rideable waves late this week, but the real standout is a couple of those mornings next week where conditions line up perfectly. Not a wild period, but a few windows worth paddling out for.

First up, Saturday the 1st is a write-off. That 5ft SSE swell is there, but it’s bumpy and cross-on, nothing to get excited about.

Then Sunday the 2nd morning – this is where it starts to look interesting. At Crescent Head, we’ve got a 3ft SE swell with a long 14-second period, and the wind is glassy. That’s a proper clean dawny, even if the size is on the smaller side. The combined energy is moderate at 609, so there’s a bit of push behind it. Good one to get out for.

Monday the 3rd morning is also worth a look – 4.3ft of SE swell at 10 seconds, light cross-off breeze, clean conditions. A bit more size, but the period drops a touch. Still solid.

Tuesday the 4th and Wednesday the 5th drop right off – surfable but very ordinary. Keep the board in the car but don’t rush.

Thursday the 6th morning has a glassy 3ft SSE swell, but it’s weak energy (154). It’ll be clean, but you’ll be scratching for waves.

Friday the 7th morning brings back a bit of life – 4ft SSE at 9 seconds, light cross-off wind. Clean again, and the energy is moderate at 226. Not huge, but lined up.

Saturday the 8th morning is also glassy with 3ft SSE, but it’s short-period (8 seconds), so it’ll be softer.

Then we hit a rough patch from Sunday the 9th through to Wednesday the 12th. Wind messes things up – strong cross-onshore, choppy conditions. Not worth the effort. There’s a brief window on Monday the 10th afternoon with 5.2ft NNE windswell, but that’s a lumpy, cross-off mess – best left for the kitesurfers if anything.

Thursday the 13th sees a building E groundswell with a 12-second period, but it’s rated marginal. Clean cross-off wind, but the direction and conditions aren’t aligning perfectly. A watch-and-see day.

Now, the standout. Friday the 14th morning at Crescent Head (AUS) – this is the one to circle. We’ve got 3.6ft SSE swell, but the period jumps to a solid 11 seconds, and it’s glassy. The combined energy is strong at 551. This is clean, lined-up surf with some push behind it. The swell direction (SSE) isn’t the absolute optimum (ESE), but the quality of conditions makes up for it. Your best bet of the whole run.

After that, the weekend drops off again. Saturday the 15th has some cross-off wind but smaller swell, and Sunday the 16th is back to marginal.

So, if you can only get out once, make it Friday the 14th morning. Sunday the 2nd morning is a close second for a clean, if smaller, session. The rest is either chopped up or just not enough.

The water temp is around 67.5°F with no anomaly – about normal for this time of year, so a spring suit is fine.

Alright, stay stoked.

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