Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 12 Nov 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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Crescent Head today?

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 10PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)--
Afternoon (12 Nov)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (12 Nov)5ft (1.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
1.8
NNE
2.1
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
2
NNE
1
NE
1
NE
1.7
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)9999999888677777776661299
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)573506368318262208141966747247383306301262361979121810799445078
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
10
NW
20
N
20
N
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
N
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:08PM
1.68
3:01AM
0.98
4:16PM
1.58
4:10AM
1.07
5:15PM
1.50
5:10AM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:05PM
0.59
9:01AM
0.31
10:57PM
0.60
10:17AM
0.33
11:37PM
0.58
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunrise------5:43-------5:41-------5:41-
Sunset-7:20-------7:21-------7:22------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818161313142123222120171819212224221917161823
Feels °C (?)131416141111121818191818161617192122222018171922
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