Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 09 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
25.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Crescent Head today?

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 10AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (09 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (09 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)556667788888888888888898
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61744235484568111939675757280828282636361575710192
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
5
NW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:50AM
1.41
1:58PM
1.04
2:57AM
1.40
2:45PM
0.93
4:14AM
1.42
3:54PM
0.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:26AM
0.57
7:53PM
0.50
9:50AM
0.67
8:42PM
0.49
11:27AM
0.70
9:48PM
0.48
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise--6:20-------6:20-------6:22-----
Sunset-----7:43-------7:42-------7:40--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232322232221202020202024242424222120212526262423
Feels °C (?)232323262324222222222225242427252423242626252523
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