Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
25.0° C
(Which is 1.3°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 2AM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.8
S
2.2
S
Period(s) (?)131312121213131313131313131313141414141414141210
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33533030531229735642041349950749257759559568080489410029881002103010459311026
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
10
NNW
0
SW
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
10
SE
5
SE
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:06AM
1.45
2:45PM
0.95
4:09AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:31PM
0.44
10:00AM
0.70
8:52PM
0.41
Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise----6:03-------6:05-------6:05---
Sunset-------5:32-------5:31-------5:30
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232323222226252422212018161923242119161413172119
Feels °C (?)23232322232723242222201613172022171412109131614
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