Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 31 Jan 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
25.0° C
(Which is 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: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (01 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (01 Feb)5ft (1.6m)10s

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

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Sat
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
3
2
3
1
1
1
2
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.8
S
2.5
SSE
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)101010121111111110101010789101110998999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5533833437306526176226315304163422792899792124241321781664723541400419431333
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
10
N
20
SSW
0
WNW
15
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:52PM
1.09
8:45AM
2.02
8:38PM
1.16
9:33AM
2.03
9:20PM
1.23
10:18AM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:43AM
0.03
3:25PM
0.34
2:34AM
-0.05
4:05PM
0.36
3:23AM
-0.09
4:41PM
0.39
Sat
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise----6:13-------6:13-------6:15---
Sunset-------7:47-------7:47-------7:46
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1-1211---------
Temp. °C232323222327282624222222201919202020202020212222
Feels °C (?)222223222326272724262321171515151617181819191920
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