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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
23.9° C
(Which is 1.8°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 5PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 97mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | |
284 | 298 | 344 | 424 | 671 | 593 | 621 | 627 | 691 | 623 | 637 | 651 | 885 | 651 | 588 | 847 | 828 | 811 | 521 | 521 | 465 | 737 | 865 | 1869 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 7:16AM1.36m | 7:43PM1.93m | 8:03AM1.29m | 8:34PM2.02m | 8:50AM1.20m | 9:28PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07PM0.15m | 2:19AM0.15m | 1:50PM0.10m | 3:17AM0.17m | 2:35PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | |
— | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | 4:58 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 8 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | 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 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
284 | 298 | 344 | 424 | 522 | 593 | 621 | 627 | 691 | 623 | 637 | 651 | 649 | 651 | 588 | 575 | 575 | 580 | 521 | 521 | 465 | 476 | 613 | 1000 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
— | — | — | — | 671 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 885 | 82 | 83 | 847 | 828 | 811 | — | — | — | 737 | 865 | 1869 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 270 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 66 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 155 | 76 | 197 | 76 |
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