Surf forecast · Australia · New South Wales
Surf forecast Crescent Head today
Waves, swell and wind at Crescent Head (New South Wales, Australia) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun cross-shore.
Crescent Head surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 06:00–09:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.9 m · 7 s ↑NE | 1.2 m · 7 s ↑ENE | 14–28 km/h ↑N cross-shore |
| 09:00 | 1.9 m · 7 s ↑NE | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑ENE | 18–41 km/h ↑NNE onshore |
| 12:00 | 2.2 m · 6 s ↑NE | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑E | 25–57 km/h ↑NNE onshore |
| 15:00 | 2.5 m · 6 s ↑NE | 0.8 m · 6 s ↑E | 24–56 km/h ↑NNE onshore |
| 18:00 | 2.8 m · 7 s ↑NE | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑E | 23–59 km/h ↑NNE onshore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 08:00–11:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.9 m · 8 s ↑NE | 1.8 m · 6 s ↑NE | 11–21 km/h ↑NNW cross-shore |
| 09:00 | 1.7 m · 8 s ↑NE | 1.6 m · 6 s ↑NE | 8–22 km/h ↑W light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.6 m · 7 s ↑ENE | 1.5 m · 6 s ↑NE | 15–39 km/h ↑SE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.6 m · 7 s ↑E | 1.2 m · 6 s ↑NE | 19–41 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 1.5 m · 6 s ↑ESE | 1.0 m · 6 s ↑NE | 15–32 km/h ↑SSE cross-shore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.6 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 1.4 m · 7 s ↑S | 9–19 km/h ↑SSE cross-shore |
| 09:00 | 1.6 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 1.3 m · 7 s ↑S | 5–11 km/h ↑E light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.5 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 1.2 m · 7 s ↑S | 12–28 km/h ↑E onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.5 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 1.2 m · 7 s ↑S | 15–34 km/h ↑ENE onshore |
| 18:00 | 1.5 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 1.2 m · 7 s ↑S | 15–36 km/h ↑NE onshore |
Wednesday 28 October
Fun Best window 06:00–09:00: fun, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.2 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 9–15 km/h ↑SW offshore |
| 09:00 | 1.2 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 16–37 km/h ↑SSW offshore |
| 12:00 | 1.3 m · 7 s ↑S | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 9–27 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.3 m · 6 s ↑S | 0.8 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 15–38 km/h ↑ESE cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 1.3 m · 6 s ↑S | 0.9 m · 6 s ↑S | 8–27 km/h ↑ESE cross-shore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sun 06:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Crescent Head
Open the waves map centred on Crescent Head
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Crescent Head today?
- Fun: waves 1.9 m at 7 s from NE, swell 1.2 m · 7 s ENE (Sun 06:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Crescent Head?
- Wind 14 km/h from N: cross-shore for a beach facing ENE.
- When is the best time to surf Crescent Head today?
- 06:00–09:00 (fun, cross-shore)
- How warm is the water at Crescent Head?
- 20.1 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Angourie 193 km · Merewether (Newcastle) 229 km · Lennox Head 273 km · Byron Bay 291 km · North Narrabeen 321 km · Manly 332 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Crescent Head, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.