Crescent Head Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty comin' at ya from the beach. Let's get into it.

We've got a bit of a slow start here at Crescent Head, but the waiting game pays off. The water temp is sitting right around 68°, which is pretty much spot on for this time of year, so no wetsuit drama.

The first few days are a write-off, practically. Sunday afternoon the 26th is a no-go, with a weak 5ft SSE swell and a light onshore breeze mucking things up. The surf energy is weak, only 450, and it's just poor. Monday the 27th morning, however, is a tease. Glassy conditions with a light SW wind of 5 km/h, and a 4ft SSE swell. The energy is moderate (202), and the report says expect good surf. That's the window to sneak in a few fun ones before the wind swings onshore in the arvo.

Tuesday and Wednesday (28th & 29th) are small and ordinary, with swells under 3ft and weak energy. Not worth paddling out for.

Now, Thursday the 30th morning is where it starts to get interesting. A solid 6ft S swell rolls in with a period of 11 seconds, and that combined energy jumps to 1035. A light SW cross-off at 15 km/h keeps it clean. The report says excellent for experienced surfers. This is a proper point break pulse, so it'll be lining up with some nice long walls. It's an exposed point, so it's gonna be handling that S swell well.

Friday the 31st morning is the standout. That swell builds to 8ft from the S, still with an 11-second period, and the energy is a powerful 2283. The wind is a light SSW cross-off at 10 km/h. This is big, clean, and powerful - definitely for experienced surfers only. If you've got the skills, this is the pick of the whole run.

The weekend dips a little. Saturday the 1st of August has a 5ft SSE swell but the wind is more cross-off, making it marginal. Sunday the 2nd of August morning has a small 4ft SE swell but with a very long 14-second period, so the energy is still decent (714). That glassy SW wind at 5 km/h will have it looking clean, but that long period might make it a bit straight at the point.

Moving into the next week, Monday the 3rd is a bit mixed, and Tuesday the 4th has a nice morning window with a 4ft SE swell and offshore WNW wind at 5 km/h. That's clean, workable surf.

The big one to keep an eye on is Thursday the 6th of August. A massive 10ft to 12ft S swell is forecast, with energy readings over 3000. It's a powerful, heavy swell. The wind is cross-off, so it'll be clean, but this is strictly for the experts. The sets will be huge and the paddle-out will be a mission. That trend continues into Friday the 7th with 8ft to 10ft SSW swell.

The rest of the run into the second week has some smaller, cleaner windows, like the 5ft SE swell on the 9th, but the energy is dropping. It's a long-range pattern, so treat the calls for the 6th and 7th as promising but less certain.

Honestly, the full-on standouts are the Thursday 30th morning and the Friday 31st morning. That's your best quality, cleanest, and most powerful surf. The 6th of August is for the chargers only.

Rusty out.

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