Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 02 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
24.1° 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 8AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (02 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (02 May)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
2.2
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
732
718
680
708
680
694
957
769
784
708
635
623
623
865
961
694
694
694
708
722
832
865
1151
1151
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:14AM1.21m
8:34PM1.75m
8:45AM1.14m
9:13PM1.77m
9:16AM1.07m
9:55PM1.75m
Low Tide
2:29AM0.27m
1:56PM0.29m
3:12AM0.33m
2:26PM0.27m
3:55AM0.39m
2:57PM0.26m
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:18
6:18
6:20
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5:10
5:09
5:08
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
19
20
22
21
21
20
19
17
17
20
22
22
21
20
20
20
19
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
20
20
21
20
21
20
20
17
17
20
20
21
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
8
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
Energy kJ
501
718
680
708
680
694
694
769
784
708
635
623
623
623
694
694
694
694
708
722
832
865
1151
1151
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
1
4
3
3
3
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
6
4
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
0.7
NE
4
1
NNE
5
Energy kJ
732
957
865
961
15
45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
197
114
69
290
290
290
76
76
69
0
0
33
76
76
76
66
0
0
0
15
197
199
76
46
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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