Crescent Head Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, checking in from the Mid North Coast. Lookin’ at the next couple of weeks, it’s a pretty drawn-out affair with a whole lot of nothing happening before a proper pulse of energy arrives well into the run. The first week is mostly small and ordinary, so patience is the name of the game.

Right now, Tuesday morning at Crescent Head is tiny, with a 2ft swell from the SSE and a period of 9 seconds. The wind is a cross-breeze from the NNE at 9 mph, and there’s only moderate wave energy in the water (204). It’s marginal at best, and the crowds here can be a hassle anytime it’s half-decent, so I wouldn’t bother paddling out for this.

Wednesday the 2nd is a little cleaner. The morning shows a slight cross-offshore breeze from the NW at 6 mph, with a 2ft SSE swell and an 11-second period. The combined energy is 144, still weak. It’s surfable but very ordinary. The afternoon turns messy with a cross-onshore wind.

Thursday the 3rd offers a similar story: 1ft SSE swell, 10-second period, and a clean offshore breeze from the W at 9 mph in the afternoon (energy 91). Tiny but clean. Friday the 4th morning you might get a glassy moment with a 3ft S swell and a very short 6-second period (energy 80). You’ll find a knee-high peel if you look hard.

Saturday the 5th has a bit of hope with a clean south swell: 2ft at 10 seconds, light offshore from the WNW at 6 mph in the afternoon, energy at 119. Still small but the wind is kind. Sunday the 6th and Monday the 7th are back to poor – onshore winds and increasing chop, so give it a miss.

There’s a long gap of honestly useless days from the 8th through to the 15th. Tuesday the 8th is a write-off with a 3ft NE swell and a moderate SW wind that doesn’t do the break any favours. The rest of that week is plagued by tiny swell, poor directions, and cross-onshore breezes. It’s a proper lull.

Then, finally, on Wednesday the 9th of September, we get a standout. The morning brings a glassy surface – wind from the SSE at just 3 mph – and a solid 12ft swell from the SSW with a 9-second period. The combined energy is massive at 2489, and the setup is excellent for experienced surfers only. That’s a heavy wave at Crescent Head, and with that size and a decent period, it’ll be powerful on the point. This is the one to circle on the calendar.

Later on the 9th, the afternoon sees the swell kick to 13ft from the S with an 11-second period (energy 5009), but the wind swings cross-onshore from the SE, which will put a chop on it. Still, the morning glass is the real prize.

After that, Thursday the 10th morning still has a 5ft SSE swell, but it’s more marginal with a 9-second period and a light cross-shore. Friday the 11th drops right back to 2ft and ordinary. The rest of the run into the 16th is small and unremarkable, with only the 15th offering a clean but tiny south swell (2ft at 8 seconds, energy 75).

So, the call is simple: hang tight through the early week drivel, and be ready for that Wednesday the 9th morning glass session. It’s a big, powerful setup for the crew who know what they’re doing. Everything else is a wait-and-see.

Rusty

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