Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 24 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
24.1° C
(Which is 1.0°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: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (25 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
9
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.8
ENE
8
1
E
7
1.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
572
731
500
432
432
363
326
335
291
240
120
109
80
62
61
61
64
49
67
96
96
73
94
166
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
S
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:05AM1.69m
3:03PM0.99m
4:13AM1.64m
4:09PM1.10m
5:09AM1.60m
Low Tide
7:40PM0.29m
10:02AM0.56m
9:00PM0.29m
10:53AM0.55m
10:13PM0.26m
11:32AM0.53m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
6:13
6:15
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5:16
5:15
5:15
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
21
21
21
20
19
20
21
21
21
20
18
18
18
20
20
21
20
19
17
17
17
19
21
21
20
19
19
19
18
19
19
19
20
19
17
17
17
19
18
19
19
19
16
16
15
18
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.8
ENE
8
1
E
7
1
E
7
Energy kJ
572
549
500
432
432
363
326
335
291
240
120
109
69
62
61
61
64
49
67
96
96
73
94
91
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
2
22
36
7
3
16
65
51
80
57
43
36
25
23
23
4
4
48
24
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
26
26
15
11
23
15
5
11
10
5
5
4
4
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
10
1.3
E
7
Energy kJ
731
166
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
155
155
17
14
14
62
197
290
93
0
0
0
0
14
93
76
66
0
0
0
0
14
17
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
6
4
4
5
9
8
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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