Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 26 Aug 2025 AEST
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Crescent Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
20.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Crescent Head today?

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 8AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (26 Aug)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (26 Aug)7ft (2.2m)11s

Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)101010101111111111101111111111111111111112121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)11931033908949107310771122108311061029971941909937597569500516521464514419425367
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
WNW
15
NW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:29AM
1.45
10:17PM
1.51
10:08AM
1.48
10:47PM
1.36
10:50AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:47AM
0.45
3:49PM
0.11
4:12AM
0.45
4:32PM
0.23
4:38AM
0.45
5:18PM
0.37
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Sunrise--6:11-------6:11-------6:09-----
Sunset-----5:28-------5:28-------5:29--
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C161616181919181716141420262622181413121821211614
Feels °C (?)1616161716161514131212172424191511981416171310
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Port Macquarie

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Crescent Head (light winds from the W at SHIP4297 17 km from Crescent Head). 2.2m 9s swell from the E to make surfable waves.

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17 km away, 2 h 18 min ago

10.8 km/h
W
0.0
20.7
Air / Water (°C)
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