Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 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
24.1° 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 10PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)--
Afternoon (09 May)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (09 May)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
3
2
4
2
1
1
3
2
3
3
4
4
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
11
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.9
S
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.6
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
9
1.7
S
11
1.6
SSE
11
0.9
E
13
1.5
S
11
1.7
S
14
1.9
SSE
14
1.9
SSE
13
0.8
E
13
1.8
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1425
1177
1168
1069
433
359
660
281
416
459
356
262
295
377
657
561
277
505
1212
1303
1230
199
939
976
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:54PM1.00m
2:17AM1.45m
2:03PM1.07m
3:13AM1.44m
3:11PM1.17m
4:06AM1.44m
Low Tide
7:05PM0.38m
8:50AM0.66m
8:16PM0.38m
9:37AM0.60m
9:25PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:04
5:02
5:02
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
19
17
17
16
15
18
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
21
21
20
21
21
20
20
20
18
18
17
16
16
14
13
16
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
18
18
17
18
19
18
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
Energy kJ
625
587
329
322
433
359
308
281
237
237
232
262
221
228
217
220
226
257
222
252
172
189
200
218
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
Energy kJ
84
84
193
176
87
118
123
136
138
136
175
166
163
212
273
277
277
277
273
268
264
199
187
181
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
19
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
SE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
Energy kJ
4
4
82
82
4
7
4
4
4
6
12
30
40
87
91
91
107
85
136
158
147
93
90
88
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
9
1.7
S
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
S
11
1.7
S
14
1.9
SSE
14
1.9
SSE
13
1.3
SE
7
1.8
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
Energy kJ
1425
1177
1168
1069
660
416
459
356
295
377
657
561
505
1212
1303
1230
140
939
976
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
Distance (km)
17
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
76
52
0
0
0
0
0
0
52
199
199
17
17
17
17
199
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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