Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 22 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
20.1° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Crescent Head today?

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 4PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (22 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (22 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tue
25
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.5
NNE
1.4
NNE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)1111111111111010101010101066101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)282233233229229220172204162159159125941341319292118909089118127260
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
25
ENE
15
NE
5
NNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NW
0
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:07AM
1.79
10:01PM
1.03
10:48AM
1.76
10:34PM
1.02
11:32AM
1.71
11:11PM
1.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:51PM
0.44
3:45AM
0.23
5:33PM
0.50
4:25AM
0.23
6:14PM
0.56
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tue
25
Sunrise5:37-------5:37-------5:37-------
Sunset---7:29-------7:30-------7:30----
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----2------2------3----
Temp. °C202223232221201919252424212019192024232121202019
Feels °C (?)212223242423222020252224232120202023222122212221
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