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Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
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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
23.9° C
(Which is 1.7°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 4AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | |
773 | 792 | 244 | 228 | 228 | 177 | 262 | 193 | 219 | 199 | 181 | 309 | 289 | 289 | 289 | 272 | 238 | 222 | 222 | 208 | 208 | 214 | 188 | 188 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:13PM1.31m | 4:55AM1.45m | 5:09PM1.46m | 5:42AM1.44m | 6:01PM1.63m | 6:29AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29PM0.31m | 11:03AM0.41m | 11:29PM0.25m | 11:44AM0.31m | 00:26AM0.20m | 12:25PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
— | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
194 | 204 | 244 | 228 | 228 | 177 | 262 | 193 | 181 | 199 | 181 | 309 | 289 | 289 | 289 | 272 | 228 | 222 | 222 | 208 | 208 | 214 | 188 | 188 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 6 | E 11 | E 7 | SSE 8 | E 7 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
103 | 99 | 64 | 60 | 62 | 66 | 37 | 111 | 187 | 161 | 168 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | N 10 | S 25 | S 24 | E 11 | SSE 22 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | — | — |
47 | 47 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 59 | 46 | 61 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 31 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 17 | — | — | 15 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | — | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
773 | 792 | 155 | 127 | 66 | — | 126 | 166 | 219 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 238 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 52 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 62 | 17 | 62 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
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