Crescent Head Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at the upcoming swell window. We've got a bit of a slow start, so don't rush to drag the boards out just yet, but there are a couple of solid windows of opportunity that are worth circling on the calendar.

The pattern kicks off Sunday the 26th with a bit of cleanup. The water temp is sitting at 68°F, which is pretty much your average for this time of year, so nothing out of the ordinary there.

Let's talk about the standout. Without a doubt, Thursday the 30th of July and Friday the 31st of July are the ones to get excited about. We've got a proper pulse of S and SSW groundswell pushing in, with a solid 12-second period on Thursday and 11-second period on Friday. The combined energy is pumping at a strong 1306 on Thursday morning and a very strong 2019 on Friday morning. You're looking at 7ft to 8ft of swell from the S/SSW. That's expert territory right there—over 8ft on Friday morning's peak. It's going to be a thumping, powerful wave. The wind is the real selling point here: glassy or clean offshore cross-off conditions from the SW. That means Crescent Head is going to be an absolute beauty, peeling down the point. It's a fairly consistent spot, and with that quality of swell and wind, the waves are going to be well-shaped. It can get a bit busy out there, so expect a few others with the same idea.

The size drops off a touch into the weekend, but Saturday the 1st of August morning is still very good. You've got 5ft from the SSE with a clean cross-off breeze. The wave energy (585) is still moderate and solid, making for a fun, powerful point wave. Then Sunday the 2nd of August morning goes dead glassy with no wind, and a 5ft SE groundswell (466). That's a session for the longboard or single fin, when it's just you and the ocean.

After that, the following week gets a bit patchy. There's a decent pulse on Thursday the 6th of August with a solid 7ft windswell from the S (1006 energy) and glassy morning conditions, but the period is only 8 seconds, so it'll be a bit lumpier and less lined up than the previous week's groundswell. Still, for the crew who don't mind a bit of grunt, it's a go.

The very end of the outlook, around Sunday the 9th of August, shows another pulse of 6ft SSW swell (523) with glassy conditions on the morning. It's a short-period 7-second swell again, so it'll be a bit disorganised, but with glass it'll be clean.

There are some flat days in between where you can leave the board at home. From Tuesday the 28th through Wednesday the 29th, it's small and weak. Then again from Monday the 3rd to Wednesday the 5th, it's a similar story—small, weak energy, with unfavourable onshore winds. That's the quiet gap to plan around.

In summary, if you're an experienced surfer, lock in Thursday the 30th of July and Friday the 31st of July at Crescent Head. That's the gold run. The weekend after that is still great for everyone, and the later pulses are worth a look for the glassy windows if you can read a lumpy wave.

Stay salty,
Rusty

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