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Crescent Head

Lat Long: 31.19° S 152.98° E

Crescent Head Surf Photo: 'surfn Crescent Head' by Scott Wagener

Issued: 3 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is

19.5° C

0.1°

Crescent Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNE	ENE	ENE	S
	10 s	cross- on	6 s	10 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 December at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Crescent Head around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNE	NNE	ENE	SSW
	9 s	cross- on	5 s	9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 December at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Crescent Head around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNE	ENE	E	NNE
	9 s	cross- on	9 s	9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 December at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Crescent Head around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNE	NNE	ENE	SSW
	7 s	cross	5 s	7 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 December at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Crescent Head around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	N	NNE	ENE	SSW
	7 s	cross	5 s	7 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 December at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Crescent Head around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNE	ENE	ENE	NNE
	7 s	cross- on	6 s	7 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Crescent Head around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNE	NNE	ENE	E
	7 s	cross	7 s	7 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Crescent Head around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNE	NE	ENE	S
	12 s	cross	6 s	12 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Crescent Head around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NE	NE	E	S
	12 s	cross- on	6 s	12 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Crescent Head around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NE	NE	E	S
	11 s	cross- on	6 s	11 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Crescent Head around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NE	NE	E	S
	11 s	cross- on	6 s	11 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Crescent Head around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NE	ENE	E	S
	11 s	cross- on	11 s	11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Crescent Head around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ENE	ENE	E	S
	11 s	cross- on	11 s	11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Crescent Head around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ENE	ENE	E	S
	11 s	cross- on	7 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 December at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Crescent Head around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNE	NE	E	NE
	10 s	glass	7 s	10 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 December at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Crescent Head around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NE		E	S
	10 s	glass		10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 December at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Crescent Head around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ENE	NE	E	S
	10 s	cross- on	7 s	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 December at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Crescent Head around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 7 minutes after high water (falling spring tide). Tide height was 1.5m (4.9 ft). Range 2.19m (7.2 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Crescent Head Surf Photo: 'surfn Crescent Head' by Scott Wagener

you needed a steamer on - it was freezn cold !

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User: Scott Wagener (8 photos)

Country: Australia (2655 photos)

Photo taken at: 10:32 am 5 Dec 2010