Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 22 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
26.1° C
(Which is 1.4°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 1AM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (23 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (23 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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

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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
2.2
NNE
2
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.8
ENE
1
NE
0.8
ENE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)666766666666666787777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)46109136427302241179159528015913811177821216410762119142178219300
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:20PM
1.40
12:43AM
1.60
1:04PM
1.24
1:47AM
1.60
1:58PM
1.08
3:03AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:19PM
0.32
7:12AM
0.35
7:02PM
0.33
8:27AM
0.48
7:55PM
0.35
10:00AM
0.55
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------6:31-------6:33-------6:33-
Sunset-7:30-------7:29-------7:28------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C282725242424232628262525242423252525242423222324
Feels °C (?)262624232323232627272726262625252425252524242524
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