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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
23.2° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 7AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | E 10 | |
177 | 173 | 165 | 134 | 309 | 318 | 314 | 127 | 100 | 154 | 232 | 231 | 204 | 86 | 88 | 68 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 69 | 111 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 7:42AM1.06m | 8:19PM1.78m | 8:17AM1.04m | 9:00PM1.79m | 8:51AM1.02m | 9:42PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22AM0.40m | 1:23PM0.27m | 3:04AM0.42m | 1:59PM0.24m | 3:45AM0.45m | 2:37PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
177 | 173 | 165 | 134 | 157 | 130 | 130 | 127 | 100 | 88 | 103 | 127 | 103 | 86 | 88 | 68 | 48 | 38 | 55 | 49 | 56 | 56 | 33 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 10 |
118 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 40 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 31 | 16 | 57 | 65 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | SSW 10 | S 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | — | W 4 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — |
3 | — | — | 12 | 309 | 318 | 314 | 10 | 9 | 154 | 232 | 231 | 204 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 111 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 76 | 0 | 15 |
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