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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
24.0° C
(Which is 1.9°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 7AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | |
143 | 281 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 272 | 256 | 256 | 228 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 188 | 193 | 193 | 173 | 173 | 209 | 220 | 264 | 361 | 518 | 528 | 552 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:42AM1.44m | 6:01PM1.63m | 6:29AM1.42m | 6:52PM1.79m | 7:16AM1.36m | 7:43PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29PM0.25m | 11:44AM0.31m | 00:26AM0.20m | 12:25PM0.22m | 1:23AM0.16m | 1:07PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
143 | 281 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 272 | 256 | 256 | 228 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 188 | 193 | 193 | 173 | 173 | 209 | 220 | 264 | 361 | 518 | 528 | 552 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
131 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 27 | 27 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 13 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | S 15 | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
35 | 24 | 22 | 37 | 31 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 76 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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