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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 1.1°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 8AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
173 | 203 | 247 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 219 | 396 | 710 | 651 | 665 | 695 | 680 | 694 | 694 | 1024 | 753 | 769 | 694 | 635 | 635 | 708 | 708 | 708 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:43AM1.30m | 7:55PM1.70m | 8:14AM1.21m | 8:34PM1.75m | 8:45AM1.14m | 9:13PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45AM0.23m | 1:28PM0.33m | 2:29AM0.27m | 1:56PM0.29m | 3:12AM0.33m | 2:26PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
173 | 203 | 247 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 219 | 253 | 421 | 651 | 665 | 695 | 680 | 694 | 694 | 680 | 753 | 769 | 694 | 635 | 635 | 708 | 708 | 708 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | N 14 | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 396 | 710 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 17 | 114 | 76 | 76 | 66 | 114 | 197 | 290 | 199 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 17 | 0 | 33 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
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