Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 23 Dec 2025 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
23.7° 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 1PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (23 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (23 Dec)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.1
S
0.9
SSE
1
S
0.7
SSE
0.7
S
0.9
SSE
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.3
NE
0.6
S
1.4
S
1.6
SSE
2
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
1.8
SSE
2.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)9999886688899661476771111912
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)498610617711513231321091219313813574603039144239411112812084931315
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
15
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:18AM
1.76
10:55PM
1.14
11:59AM
1.69
11:38PM
1.18
12:40PM
1.62
12:26AM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:47PM
0.53
5:01AM
0.14
6:22PM
0.54
5:47AM
0.18
7:00PM
0.54
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
Sunrise5:41-------5:41-------5:41-------
Sunset---7:52-------7:52-------7:52----
light rain
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1-1--------------1---112
Temp. °C232624252323222122252525242422212221232121191918
Feels °C (?)252825252525232324252325262625222119201820181817
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