Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 29 May 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
23.2° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 8AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (29 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (29 May)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
2.1
SSW
8
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.8
SSW
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.8
E
10
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.4
SSW
8
0.9
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
592
557
494
494
555
492
434
377
588
277
233
195
184
358
316
424
169
165
134
130
105
195
257
100
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
W
15
WSW
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:32AM1.15m
6:57PM1.67m
7:07AM1.10m
7:38PM1.74m
7:42AM1.06m
8:19PM1.78m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.38m
12:15PM0.36m
1:37AM0.39m
12:48PM0.31m
2:22AM0.40m
1:23PM0.27m
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:52
1
2
7
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
17
17
17
17
15
14
13
13
16
21
20
16
14
13
12
12
18
20
19
15
14
15
13
13
16
16
14
16
14
12
11
11
14
17
16
13
12
11
9
9
15
16
15
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
Energy kJ
592
557
494
494
555
492
434
377
325
200
200
195
165
165
169
169
169
165
134
130
105
105
105
100
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
S
7
1.2
S
8
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
14
13
13
12
11
11
32
86
210
277
233
188
184
149
118
118
121
118
118
89
87
83
83
60
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
11
0.4
NE
7
0.5
SSE
9
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
48
21
12
44
10
21
13
48
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SW
4
1.7
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.8
SSW
8
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
2
1.2
S
8
1.4
SSW
8
0.6
WSW
4
Energy kJ
2
3
164
336
588
3
3
358
316
424
1
1
1
195
257
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
14
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
5
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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